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Re:The YouTube ban is un-American, wrong, and will backfire by bo1024 on Saturday December 12, 2020 @09:37AM (#25398450)
The problem is YouTube's algorithm -- recommendations. If we accept the algorithm, then there is no middle ground: either you ban this content from the platform entirely, or watch misinformation spread wildly.

But there could be a middle ground in which the platform changes how its algorithm works. I think neither YouTube nor its detractors are considering this as a serious possibility, for some reason.

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Re:The YouTube ban is un-American, wrong, and will backfire by davidhalter on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:00AM (#25429103)
They don't consider alternatives, because the algorithm is optimized for view counts. Sensationalism has always brought more views than "good" content. Youtube would need to forgo a lot of ad revenue to change the algorithm.
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