Re:'Fiction is outperforming reality': how YouTube's algorit...
by thirdsun on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:10AM
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That was my first thought as well.
The algorithm likely shows controversial content for the same reason we rarely see good news on TV: Dramatic, sensational and outrageous content is simply much more appealing and entertaining to a large audience (which doesn't necessarily mean that they agree with it).
The algorithm likely shows controversial content for the same reason we rarely see good news on TV: Dramatic, sensational and outrageous content is simply much more appealing and entertaining to a large audience (which doesn't necessarily mean that they agree with it).