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Re:How TikTok's design makes the algorithm work by 082349872349872 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:07AM (#24553101)
In fact, I actively search YouTube to watch things in languages I don't understand for audiences whose demographics I am outside. I passively get enough age-appropriate comprehensible-language content just by living in my own society.

a few examples:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23640033 (9 year olds, RU)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24431001 (CN, IN, RU, US)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24398456 (JP, SU, US)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24156310 (caucasian variety)

Now I realise I should seek out 90-year old appropriate programming. Anyone have any hints?

Bonus clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2fNVztaC58

Edit: After a quick calculation, I realise I have watched music from 1943: "Blood on the Risers", "Lili Marleen", "Zog Nit Keyn Mol", "Bella Ciao", and "Катюша" are all suitable for 90-year olds to have encountered as young teens.

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Re:How TikTok's design makes the algorithm work by anjc on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:16AM (#24553173)
Well you're an extreme outlier. Typically people want age-appropriate content in a language that they speak, or, which at least has subtitles. As you point out, if this is your preference then you can use search functionalities for this purpose.
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Re:How TikTok's design makes the algorithm work by 082349872349872 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:41AM (#24553341)
I agree I'm an outlier, but will note that young chinese don't seem to mind plenty of english in their lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHLRFlKPNMA (with subtitles)

and it's not as if 80s europe wasn't full of foreign-language entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDOf41Xwrc4 (caveat for US HN'ers: it's a european music video. No blood, two beasts, some breasts.)

(The 80's were big hair and shoulder pads, no matter which side of the iron curtain.)

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