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YouTube's algorithm shows people more of the stuff they like to watch. The most popular content on Youtube is primarily driven by demand, not by execs at Youtub

• pasquinelli 7y ago
  Is that what it does? I find it likes to recommend stuff i absolutely hate because i've, what's the word, engaged too much in the past with videos i hate, and people like me tend to engage too much with videos they hate too.
  • lanevorockz 7y ago
    Google is being pressured by politicians to replicate the results they want. Slowly YouTube is becoming a huge real life social experiment, where Google is trying to control public opinion through censorship and the recommendation engine.
    • kuu 7y ago
      Google is trying to earn money, as much as they can. No need to imagine a conspiracy about censorship and control public opinion...
• cyborgx7 7y ago
  I am sure that is the goal, on some level. But it is not good at that goal.
• trevyn 7y ago
  >YouTube's algorithm shows people more of the stuff they like to watch. More of the stuff that will increase a user’s watch time; subtle difference. I’d be surprised if they haven’t also experimented with adjusting for overall ad revenue; some specific ads pay more than others.