Re:YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politica...
by darepublic on Saturday September 08, 2018 @02:56PM
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There has always been junk info floating around. What truly scares me are people lIke the new York times who want to censor anyone they disagree with: to the point of wanting youtube to only show political and scientific videos that they personally agree with. Sometimes on YouTube I watch junk science because I'm bored. I know it's bullshit. What I like about he platform is it represents a diverse range of ideas and I can watch anything I choose to.
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Re:YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politica...
by calt on Saturday September 08, 2018 @03:37PM
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You're misrepresenting the article.
It's not so much about taking the videos down, as the recommendation algorithms pushing people in the extremist direction.
Re:YouTube's tendency to push everyday users toward politica...
by retox on Saturday September 08, 2018 @10:28PM
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Over unity or other 'zero point' energy videos are fun to watch even if you think they are bullshit, same for a lot of the UFO videos. I thought the flat earth videos might be similarly entertaining but they I have found one that is. I used to read Rense.com for a giggle.
If someone doesn't have the cognitive abilities to consider the veracity of a video that's on them. Let me watch what I want.