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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by jacobush on Friday November 10, 2017 @07:36PM (#15674280)
No! This is not about degrees of separation. It is about systematic abuse for profit.
Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by hnzix on Saturday November 11, 2017 @06:43PM (#15678830)
> systematic abuse for profit

Autogenerating content targeted at kids is "systematic abuse for profit" in the same way that Disney holding focus groups is "abuse". The content is clearly entertaining to kids, or else there would be no economic incentive to create it.

The algorithm occasionally picks up some nasty troll content by accident (hence degrees of separation). It is clearly unintentional as it goes against the financial interests of the channels.

This is a long way from "zomg illuminati bot conspiracy subliminal evil content child abuse".