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I agree it sucks, but so does Netflix, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Its almost like social media is just a marketing tool and your promotions aren't even rec

I agree it sucks, but so does Netflix, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Its almost like social media is just a marketing tool and your promotions aren't even recommendations at all, but paid placements.

rvz 5y ago
They all do it, from influences, big advertisers, and cable news networks on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snap, TikTok, etc all game the recommendation algorithms of each of these platforms. As long as the advertisers are happy paying them, they won't change. Not only these algorithms govern what is seen and unseen on those platforms, it is also a privacy issue and they operate by requiring to track the user's usage information. The small users and 'content creators' lose either way. They work for the recommendation algorithm and it can change at anytime and they end up earning less. Or they get removed from the platform / programme because of their low number of views and that's that, whilst the big players game the system.
herbst 5y ago
You can't compare netflix tho. With the small amount of content they have its enough to browse the new section maybe once a week to not miss anything. Facebook and Twitter are not there to recommend content but to follow content you already cared about. We have 'illegal' streaming sites with better discovery than YouTube has.