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> We understand that some of you have used dislikes to help decide whether or not to watch a video–still, we believe this is the right thing to do for our platf
by wolpoli 5y ago
> We understand that some of you have used dislikes to help decide whether or not to watch a video–still, we believe this is the right thing to do for our platform, and to help create an inclusive and respectful environment where creators have the opportunity to succeed and feel safe to express themselves.
It's very sad that this is the only instance in the announcement where they mention viewers, and the reasons cited has nothing to do with viewers' interest.
- city41 5y agoYouTube has shown the viewers's interests are not very important to them. About a year ago they greatly increased the number of ads, and it does seem over the past few months they have tweaked the algorithm to merch more clickbaity/mainstream videos. Helping me find interesting content just doesn't seem to be what YouTube cares about at all.