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Re:YouTube’s ‘dislike’ barely works according to new study o... by hanniabu on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @11:31PM (#32920550)
> Sadly, it seems that Google has intentionally diminished Youtube's own search function in order to prioritize use of the recommendation system.

That's because recommended videos are more popular, and more popular videos earn them more ad revenue.

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Re:YouTube’s ‘dislike’ barely works according to new study o... by JohnFen on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @12:05PM (#32927170)
That argument makes sense to explain why recommendations are terrible, but not why search is terrible.
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