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I find that once Youtube thinks you want divisive content, it serves it up to you pretty regularly. As an example, I have plenty of "X riles up SJWs" type vide
by richthegeek 8y ago
I find that once Youtube thinks you want divisive content, it serves it up to you pretty regularly.
As an example, I have plenty of "X riles up SJWs" type videos and also their counterpart "X angers sexist Gamergaters" despite not watching these and trying to actively say "don't show me these things". Unfortunately, one bad click from Reddit and Youtube thinks I want this tripe.
It's not solely related to "divisive" content though - the same is true of content related to Fortnite, Buzzfeed, and anything else that mostly consists of clickbait content. Youtube is just optimising for engagement, regardless of how that engagement affects the viewer.