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Another thing I've noticed in Youtube on the smart™ TV, is that the app does not adapt the suggestions based on previous searches anymore. Now it's almost entir
by Octabrain 4y ago
Another thing I've noticed in Youtube on the smart™ TV, is that the app does not adapt the suggestions based on previous searches anymore. Now it's almost entirely generic crap all the time (Seriously, I am so sick of those thumbnails with the surprise face. I hate them!)
Between the ads and the poor content, I feel like Youtube is pushing hard to become the new public TV.
- weare138 4y agoIt's not just you. Mozilla ran a study recently and found user content controls on YouTube such as the 'Like' and 'Dislike' buttons are largely useless and have no effect on what we're recommended. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/user-controls/report/nothing-changed-a-qualitative-analysis-of-youtubes-user-controls/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/user-cont...
- satiric 4y agoThe algorithm might not take it into account but it's useful for viewers to see how downvoted a video is. If I see that it's 50% downvoted then I know the contents to be controversial.