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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by Zak on Thursday May 11, 2023 @08:49PM (#35910432)
Those algorithms tend to be "people who liked X also liked Y", which is very prone to false positives for people who don't fit conventional stereotypes.

For example, someone who watches the Forgotten Weapons channel on Youtube might get recommended far-right conspiracy videos, because people who like guns often like far-right politics. They might also get recommended Scott Manley and Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles because all three have deep dives into interesting historical technology.

Ideally, there would be more manual knobs for communicating one's preferences about such things to recommendation algorithms.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by askiiart on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:13PM (#35924096)
Relatedly, easily the highest item on my wishlist for YouTube features is algorithm customizability. Half the time I'm recommended the same 5 channels, while the other half I'm recommended amazing videos from fantastic smaller YouTube channels.

Being able to at least switch between some presets for the algorithm would be amazing.

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