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I think you've drawn the wrong conclusion from this observation. The realization you should have reached instead is that game streamers are highly aligned with

I think you've drawn the wrong conclusion from this observation. The realization you should have reached instead is that game streamers are highly aligned with the radical right. Those videos are in there because other viewers sought them out after watching the streams.

FlameRobot 1y ago
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tanjtanjtanj 1y ago
Or that the youtube algorithm is leading you toward videos that will maximize their metrics (engagement). Video Games is just the example here but I get the same things from other anodyne hobby videos.
- ryandrake 1y ago
  The "gamer to alt-right pipeline"[1] is weirdly real, but what I don't understand is why all these social media companies are trying to funnel gamers as a particular group into extreme right political content, and why is the alt-right targeting gamers in particular? I guess it's possible that gamers tend intentionally seek out this content, so the algorithm matches this energy, but it would surprise me. Why would gamers want this crap? 1: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/660642531/right-wing-hate-groups-are-recruiting-video-gamers https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/660642531/right-wing-hate-gro...
  - floundy 1y ago
    I think it's just the overlap between gamers and a desirable younger male voting demographic that helped Trump win in 2024. These guys aren't watching cable news so it seems logical to try and reach them on the internet.
  - tanjtanjtanj 1y ago
    Disaffected male youth almost universally play (or watch people play) video games as their primary form of entertainment. The point of my comment though, was that it’s not just video game content leading here, it seems to be any male leaning hobby, including weightlifting, sports, tabletop gaming, etc.
  - anonymars 1y ago
    You might find this interesting https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-curious-case-of-steve-bannon-s-tactics/ar-AA1Ll83S https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-curious-case-o...

FlameRobot 1y ago

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tanjtanjtanj 1y ago

Or that the youtube algorithm is leading you toward videos that will maximize their metrics (engagement). Video Games is just the example here but I get the same things from other anodyne hobby videos.

ryandrake 1y ago
The "gamer to alt-right pipeline"[1] is weirdly real, but what I don't understand is why all these social media companies are trying to funnel gamers as a particular group into extreme right political content, and why is the alt-right targeting gamers in particular? I guess it's possible that gamers tend intentionally seek out this content, so the algorithm matches this energy, but it would surprise me. Why would gamers want this crap? 1: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/660642531/right-wing-hate-groups-are-recruiting-video-gamers https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/660642531/right-wing-hate-gro...
- floundy 1y ago
  I think it's just the overlap between gamers and a desirable younger male voting demographic that helped Trump win in 2024. These guys aren't watching cable news so it seems logical to try and reach them on the internet.
- tanjtanjtanj 1y ago
  Disaffected male youth almost universally play (or watch people play) video games as their primary form of entertainment. The point of my comment though, was that it’s not just video game content leading here, it seems to be any male leaning hobby, including weightlifting, sports, tabletop gaming, etc.
- anonymars 1y ago
  You might find this interesting https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-curious-case-of-steve-bannon-s-tactics/ar-AA1Ll83S https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-curious-case-o...