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Shorts is a cesspool of unmoderated content. The amount of content that violates YouTube rules is astounding. I got fed animal cruelty a number of times in the

Shorts is a cesspool of unmoderated content. The amount of content that violates YouTube rules is astounding. I got fed animal cruelty a number of times in the early days of shorts. Maybe it thought I was interested from the one I must have lingered on to report it.

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danpalmer 3y ago
I'm a recent but heavy user of Shorts and have never noticed this since I started. I've also noticed a reduction in the amount of alt-right dog-whistle type content that I was getting. It's possible improvements are being made.
- matsemann 3y ago
  Yeah, I was also surprised when I scrolled Shorts a while back on how far off it was from my normal viewing habits. Either alt-right podcasts with dumb fake outrage stuff, or for some reason constant videos of dancing. Neither which is close to my viewing habit on YT which is 99% British panel shows. Gotten a bit better, though. Might also be other types of content having started to use that part of the platform, so they actually have something relevant to serve me. At least I can scroll YT Shorts on public transit. No matter how many times I'm saying "not interested on" half-naked girls, and it not being relevant to anything I'm following on Insta, I get it all the time..
- uberman 3y ago
  I get served shorts that are essentially soft core porn on a regular basis. Featuring yoga poses, back lit crotch shots, and women wearing electrical tape on the cat walk. I cant seem to make them stop no matter what I do. Probably because I coach a womans sport and watch a lot of that sport on youtube. "Oh you watch womens sports, you must want to see these videos of models wearing nothing but tape!"