Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni...
by duskwuff on Friday July 01, 2022 @11:41AM
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> Does anyone else experience this? How are they making money or why is this being done?
I suspect these are trying to build reputation for the account posting them. The bizarre, inexplicable videos will get watched by a lot of users wondering WTF they are, which may cause further content posted by those accounts to be ranked higher in feeds.
Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni...
by Nextgrid on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:01PM
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The account can later be resold, used to post ads or even sell courses to become a "successful" social media influencer using the account's own metrics as selling points.
I suspect these are trying to build reputation for the account posting them. The bizarre, inexplicable videos will get watched by a lot of users wondering WTF they are, which may cause further content posted by those accounts to be ranked higher in feeds.