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Why is it YouTube's business to judge truth and falsehoods and provide a manicured walled garden? That seems like an avenue for all sorts of manipulation, censo
by throwawaysea 8y ago
Why is it YouTube's business to judge truth and falsehoods and provide a manicured walled garden? That seems like an avenue for all sorts of manipulation, censorship, etc.
- AgentME 8y agoYouTube is already an avenue for all sorts of manipulation. They recommend harmful crazy conspiracy videos to unsuspecting people all the time right now. (9/11 conspiracy theory videos might just sound silly, but I'm also thinking of stuff like racially-charged holocaust conspiracy theories and baseless anti-vaccine stuff.) I think you're way too optimistic if you don't think those are likely converting many people at YouTube's scale. Just because this is the result of non-action by YouTube doesn't make it okay. YouTube becoming a moral arbiter isn't a perfect situation, but it can easily be better than the status quo.
- nightski 8y agoI don't find this true at all. Youtube is pretty biased in recommending videos closely related to what is in your history. It's pretty rare I get something that is not directly related to a recently watched video (this is clear because if I delete said video from my history the recommendations go away).