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.
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.