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Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down by c3534l on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:03PM (#34823929)
Downvotes are hidden now. I'm not sure they actually have enough information to determine video quality anymore. Its all about gaming the algorithm's "engagement" metrics. No one cares if you enjoyed yourself any longer.
Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down by ajhurliman on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:16PM (#34825277)
The dislike button is still there, they just don’t want to show the results to advertisers. If advertisers can see the ratio, they start complaining about being associated with “problematic “ content.

They probably want to show viewers, but you can’t reveal the stats to only one group.

Re:YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down by c3534l on Thursday February 16, 2023 @05:20PM (#34827340)
Yeah, but because its hidden, people don't use it anymore.