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Today, Youtube suggested to me to watch a 15 s Hitler speech. Why? I have not the slightest idea. But I clicked out of curiosity, just to see once more how "goo
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Today, Youtube suggested to me to watch a 15 s Hitler speech. Why? I have not the slightest idea. But I clicked out of curiosity, just to see once more how "good" ol' Hitler spoke. It was one of his better speeches. Comments disabled.
I'd say that's the problem of modern journalism. They have to compete with algorithms that maximize clicks and engagement, no matter what content. I hope I'm wrong but I see no way how this battle can be won in the long run. Maybe a bill to make big tech pay for the content they "appropriate" (or synthesize from sources with AI) would at least be a try.
- a1369209993 6y ago> I hope I'm wrong but I see no way how this battle can be won in the long run. I mean, this problem is actually very simple to fix: make advertising a felony. There's no way that's ever going to happen, but it is simple, easy to see, and effective.
- galaxyLogic 6y agoI can see that NYT could have an online front-page that shows me kinds of stories I am interested in. Still they need not be fake news, like lot of Facebook posts are about(?). Just makes sense. If they're not working towards that I don't know why. Adapt NYT to the possibilities of per customer customization