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My thought was that a version of YouTube that: 1. Had no opaque algorithmic feeds 2. No comment sections 3. Have a "show me more content like this" button, b
by hn_throwaway_99 1y ago
My thought was that a version of YouTube that:
1. Had no opaque algorithmic feeds
2. No comment sections
3. Have a "show me more content like this" button, but again, no auto algorithmic feeds
4. Filter out age inappropriate content.
would be great for teenagers. I think the problem for YouTube is that it would be great for everyone else, too, so they'd get bombarded by "Hey, I want that version" requests, which would clearly make them less money.
There is no moral high ground with basically any online platforms, it's all solely based on financials, and people should realize this.
- glial 1y ago5. No "Shorts"
- hasperdi 1y agoThis exists. It's called YouTube Kids
- hn_throwaway_99 1y agoYeah, but there is a gaping difference between content for kids (i.e. 12 and under) and content for teenagers. Most teenage-appropriate content would be enjoyed by adults too (e.g. lots of how-tos, educational content, music, entertainment, etc.) Most adults are not going to be into watching Blues Clues or whatever, which is why YouTube doesn't have to worry about cannibalizing more profitable content/algorithms for adults due to the existence of YouTube Kids.
- ImJamal 1y agoIt doesn't meet requirement #4 (Filter out age inappropriate content). You can find many articles and videos, over the years, about all the inappropriate stuff making it into YouTube Kids.
- signatoremo 1y ago> Have a "show me more content like this" button, but again, no auto algorithmic feeds What kind of content would you envision to be shown? Says if I want to watch more car review videos
- oblanvil 1y agochrome extension that gets you most of the way: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/unhook-remove-youtube-rec/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/unhook-remove-youtu...