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Th latter puts the users in control of what is trending. The former lets YouTube manipulate the content for arbitrary purposes.

• krapp 8y ago
  Youtube was always manipulating the platform for arbitrary purposes (and sometimes the content, for copyright purposes.) Users have never been in control of anything. see: the Youtube "Adpocalypse" and the various other changes to their algorithm that destroyed the profitability of entire genres of content (such as animation.)
  • manfredo 8y ago
    Enforcement of copyright is following the law not manipulation. I'm sure their automated takedowns aren't perfect, but that's due to technical limitations. This rewarding if "quality" content is straight up picking winners and losers. But you're right it's not like YouTube hasn't done this before. Plenty of very rapidly viewed videos (e.g PewDiePie's "Congratulations" and rewind videos) mysteriously didn't appear on trending.
    • krapp 8y ago
      They do sometimes manipulate the audio channel by muting it because of a copyright claim, that's what I was referring to.