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Alternative platforms exist but they much less content and it seems implausible for significant numbers of viewers to switch. In particular bitchute seems to b
by kanox 6y ago
Alternative platforms exist but they much less content and it seems implausible for significant numbers of viewers to switch.
In particular bitchute seems to be entirely filled with conspiracy videos to the point where it would be better if people didn't suggest it as an alternative.
- partyboat1586 6y agoThey need some way for people to voluntarily filter the content they see.
- jacobush 6y agoWith opt in for crazy talk
- m0zg 6y agoDangerous suggestion. Who gets to define what's "crazy talk"? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
- Natanael_L 6y agoLiterally everybody has their own personal definition, and if you decide to rely on the choices of other people then their definitions will apply.
- jacobush 6y agoIt doesn't have to be very draconian, just a little tick box: include controversial videos in search results yes-no.
- ColanR 6y ago> entirely filled with conspiracy videos Better than having the content be deleted, though. Choose for yourself what you want to watch, and don't choose for other people.
- kanox 6y agoMy point is that there's almost nothing else to watch.
- olah_1 6y agoMost people use Bitchute only for the channels that they're already subbed to on youtube. So you log in to Bitchute and just see your subs which are like 5 channels that got deleted from youtube. Subbing is the curation system.
- monkeywork 6y agoand how do you discover someone to sub to them.
- olah_1 6y agoUsually through their YouTube channel or twitter or telegram. “hey, I just got my channel taken down on YouTube. Sub to me on bitchute instead” Personally, I’m not confident bitchute is technically competent enough to implement a real discovery algorithm. They haven’t made any discernible technical improvements to the site since they first launched.
- monkeywork 6y agono what you are describing is how I keep up with someone after I've already found and followed them (ie Twitter / Youtube / other social platform). I asked about discovery ... because at the end of the day that is the difference maker.
- s9w 6y agoWell what do you expect ends up on such an alternative site. Certainly not pop music. Recommendations don't matter, content does.
- stronglikedan 6y ago> entirely filled with conspiracy videos Not entirely, and I see a lot of conspiracy vids on youtube and other platforms too, so I believe suggestion is justified.
- prvc 6y agoIf true, the relative proportion of such videos would only decrease as new users join. If your goal is to suppress such videos, then turning prospective users away would be counterproductive.
- bufferoverflow 6y ago> entirely filled with conspiracy videos That's just a lie. It's filled with videos that don't match your politics.