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Anything that relies on advertiser revenue and uses an algorithm to maximize revenue is a nightmare.
by yadaeno 5y ago
Anything that relies on advertiser revenue and uses an algorithm to maximize revenue is a nightmare.
- ffggvv 5y agoeven if you don’t rely on ads, having more views will always be desirable. netflix optimizes as much for playtime as youtube does because the more someone uses it, the less likely they’ll cancel it. even “yellow journalism” newspapers in the past or tabloids are the same thing. and algorithms make it more possible at scale but aren’t what’s causing the issue either