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And "a propos of nothing, would you like to see this political fringe/crank/"angle"/plain lies content?" Since YouTube started to take disabled tracking seriou
by ahartmetz 2y ago
And "a propos of nothing, would you like to see this political fringe/crank/"angle"/plain lies content?"
Since YouTube started to take disabled tracking seriously, I guess I see what it tends to suggest to Joe Shmoe, and it's not good - not for Joe and for sure not for social cohesion.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoI was sure there was EU laws as well as big tech policies against misinformation / fake news nowadays, maybe I was wrong, maybe there's no oversight, or maybe money trumps principles/laws. I'm disappointed, given that it's no secret that foreign interests (e.g. Russia) are funding / pushing these divisive misinformation campaigns. Ironically, me saying it's Russia pushing divisive campaigns is in itself a divisive statement to make, therefore, mission successful?
- ahartmetz 2y agoI'm also fairly surprised that such crap is still happening. I think I remember details about one time that it happened, it was in the context of a video where some US dude tries all kinds of flammable liquids as fuel in a combustion engine. It was like YouTube decided "Oh, redneck content! That guy is gonna love himself some right-wing cringe shit." No, YouTube. That guy doesn't like it and that guy doesn't like YouTube serving divisive garbage to others.