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Politics and profit tend to go hand-in-hand. I don't see how removing the dislike count will in any way increase the click rate. Be the true reason whatever, b
by mach1ne 5y ago
Politics and profit tend to go hand-in-hand. I don't see how removing the dislike count will in any way increase the click rate.
Be the true reason whatever, but this is another concrete step into the direction of censorship initiated by the Big Tech during the pandemic.
- tpoacher 5y ago> I don't see how removing the dislike count will in any way increase the click rate. The rationale is, Google noticed that people use the dislike count to help decide whether or not to watch a video. If you can't use dislikes to decide whether or not the video you're considering is actually worth watching, you're more likely to click simply to find out. In order to find out, you first need to watch the ads. That's all. Someone at Google simply just put two and two together and realised that the visible dislike count was costing them in ad clicks. Was it politically motivated? Probably not. Will it have profound political effects? Absolutely!
- mach1ne 5y agoThat's one argument, but on the other hand if you can't vet the videos by yourself before watching, the average quality of the videos you watch will drop, decreasing the incentive for you to spend time on the site.