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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by ggreer on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:43PM (#25662978)
> The moment I watch a gun video, I immediately get shown Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, and The Blaze instead of all the cooking videos etc.

I know recommendations are based on many factors that differ between us (such as location), but I can't reproduce that behavior. If I watch hickok45 or Paul Harrell in an incognito window, I get recommendations for more of their videos along with a few from Demolition Ranch, Forgotten Weapons, and other gun channels. I see no political videos in the recommendations.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by zepto on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:47PM (#25663038)
Interesting - well those are are the kinds of people I watch.

I’m using AppleTV, but not logged in. It’s possible that it takes some time for that to happen.

Also, I watched a Jerry Miculek Video yesterday, and got no political stuff, so it’s also possible that the algorithm has been improved or they have specifically acted to break this association.

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