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YouTube staff seems to be running out of ideas on how to improve their service. That's when you start trying things that most people would consider stupid.

syshum 5y ago
I disagree, it is not matter of running out of idea's it is that YouTube does not desire to be YouTube anymore. They want to be CorpTube. Allowing just anyone to upload videos is $$$$ and the vast majority of content I assume likely does not do very well for ads. They are putting their efforts behind attempting to be another Over the Top cable services plus a clearing house for Corporate media "Clips" and redistribution.
MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
Death by a thousand meetings and not wanting to shut down Janets lame ideas again...
Aaargh20318 5y ago
They aren't trying to improve their service, they are trying to make it more profitable. Huge difference.
thepangolino 5y ago
Allow me to be Devil's advocate here. There seem to be a general push along social media platforms to remove visible statistics about engagement. Instagram reming likes, reddit hiding upvote/downvote count, etc. There has to be some data about how this actually increases engagement.
mschuster91 5y ago
> That's when you start trying things that most people would consider stupid. YouTube (as well as Facebook and Instagram, and to a lesser extent Twitter) are under considerable pressure by media and activist groups to combat trolling, hate speech and mental health effects. Organized "dislike" raids are one of the most annoying things on the Internet - even right here on HN, there are somewhat regular complaints about people wading through entire pages of an user's comments just to downvote them. Reddit is orders of magnitude worse.
- gtirloni 5y ago
  Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
azth 5y ago
It's politically motivated, not about improving the service.

syshum 5y ago

I disagree, it is not matter of running out of idea's it is that YouTube does not desire to be YouTube anymore. They want to be CorpTube. Allowing just anyone to upload videos is $$$$ and the vast majority of content I assume likely does not do very well for ads. They are putting their efforts behind attempting to be another Over the Top cable services plus a clearing house for Corporate media "Clips" and redistribution.

MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago

Death by a thousand meetings and not wanting to shut down Janets lame ideas again...

Aaargh20318 5y ago

They aren't trying to improve their service, they are trying to make it more profitable. Huge difference.

thepangolino 5y ago

Allow me to be Devil's advocate here. There seem to be a general push along social media platforms to remove visible statistics about engagement. Instagram reming likes, reddit hiding upvote/downvote count, etc. There has to be some data about how this actually increases engagement.

mschuster91 5y ago

> That's when you start trying things that most people would consider stupid. YouTube (as well as Facebook and Instagram, and to a lesser extent Twitter) are under considerable pressure by media and activist groups to combat trolling, hate speech and mental health effects. Organized "dislike" raids are one of the most annoying things on the Internet - even right here on HN, there are somewhat regular complaints about people wading through entire pages of an user's comments just to downvote them. Reddit is orders of magnitude worse.

gtirloni 5y ago
Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

azth 5y ago

It's politically motivated, not about improving the service.