The problem is most people get their news from fucking YouTube for some reason. Everyone at my work conservosphere gets their news from fucking YouTube or NewsMaxx
Yeah I noticed that too. I was trying to find a video about the reality of trans youth lives with testimonies and such and all I could find were angry conservatives spewing hate about trans people
Everyone says this and I’m sure it’s true but my anecdotal experience is that it knows I’m lefty and recommends me similar content as a result. Maybe it’s because I have autoplay off.
This is my experience also, the algorithm is terrible at throwing my subscriptions into my recommended but I don’t think it ever throws right wing stuff in there.
Do you ever look at conservative stuff for fun? I watch a video of Jordan Peterson or something linked to from lefty reddit and boom, algorithm ruined.
So that’s what people keep telling me will happen, but I watched a More Perfect Union video once and now my recommendations are completely clogged with urban planning and union organization things (I’m primarily a watcher of edu-tainment things, e.g. sci show, CGP Grey, Knowing better, etc)
It is the fucking algorithm. I’ve been active on YouTube since it started. I’ve had a Gmail account since it was in invite only beta. It’s safe to say they know about my political leanings at this point. Yet, I still get hard right content in shorts all the fucking time no matter how much I block it, or dislike it. It’s crazy…
I’m convinced shorts just feeds you 80% random unrelated videos, the shorts algorithm is actually so garbage. It’a probably just that the creators making shorts are very skewed because they pump out hundreds vs others who make one to none a week.
An old friend of mine turned into an Andrew Tate fan because it YouTube algorithms. When I try to show him evidence of his wrongdoings I can barely find a fucking source in Google and YouTube. It’s maddening. It’s like being gaslit by the internet.
As someone who considers myself pretty well-informed compared to the average American… I do not usually seek multiple sources. You’re in like the 0.1% of being well-informed, unfortunately.
The problem is most people get their news from fucking YouTube for some reason. Everyone at my work conservosphere gets their news from fucking YouTube or NewsMaxx
Yeah they need to go back to getting their news from Fox or a Murdoch paper!
YT is not the problem, there is good quality reporting on YT, fuck almost far better than in traditional corporate owned traditional media.
The problem is right wing sources, be they paper, television, or online.
YouTube pushes hard right, too. It doesn’t even seem to matter what you watch, it’ll start heading in that direction super fast.
Yeah I noticed that too. I was trying to find a video about the reality of trans youth lives with testimonies and such and all I could find were angry conservatives spewing hate about trans people
Everyone says this and I’m sure it’s true but my anecdotal experience is that it knows I’m lefty and recommends me similar content as a result. Maybe it’s because I have autoplay off.
This is my experience also, the algorithm is terrible at throwing my subscriptions into my recommended but I don’t think it ever throws right wing stuff in there.
Do you ever look at conservative stuff for fun? I watch a video of Jordan Peterson or something linked to from lefty reddit and boom, algorithm ruined.
So that’s what people keep telling me will happen, but I watched a More Perfect Union video once and now my recommendations are completely clogged with urban planning and union organization things (I’m primarily a watcher of edu-tainment things, e.g. sci show, CGP Grey, Knowing better, etc)
The worst part is it’s probably not even deliberate, just what drives the most eyeball time.
They know it’s happening. They’re responsible for it. At this point I don’t see much of a difference if they intended this or not.
It is the fucking algorithm. I’ve been active on YouTube since it started. I’ve had a Gmail account since it was in invite only beta. It’s safe to say they know about my political leanings at this point. Yet, I still get hard right content in shorts all the fucking time no matter how much I block it, or dislike it. It’s crazy…
Dislikes are engagement, that fuels the algo to feed you more of it.
I’m convinced shorts just feeds you 80% random unrelated videos, the shorts algorithm is actually so garbage. It’a probably just that the creators making shorts are very skewed because they pump out hundreds vs others who make one to none a week.
Yes!!!
An old friend of mine turned into an Andrew Tate fan because it YouTube algorithms. When I try to show him evidence of his wrongdoings I can barely find a fucking source in Google and YouTube. It’s maddening. It’s like being gaslit by the internet.
Fuck, is that the problem, really?
I look for sources. If I can’t find a good one I look for multiple sources that are reporting the same story.
I’m not even THAT thorough or critical. We’re in deep trouble.
As someone who considers myself pretty well-informed compared to the average American… I do not usually seek multiple sources. You’re in like the 0.1% of being well-informed, unfortunately.
Clearly you are thorough / critical though. People nowadays see something on Facebook or Youtube and just take it as fact.
Yeah, I’m old. And I read.
I avoid video sources in general too. Damnit.
How does that even work? Do they just go to YouTube, click on a random video and just assume it’s all true?
Yes
Wow, that’s literally the equivalent of getting your news from people shouting in the streets.