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Open youtube in a fresh browser profile behind a vpn. More than 90% of the recommended videos in the sidebar are right-wing trash like covid-conspiracies, nut-j

Open youtube in a fresh browser profile behind a vpn. More than 90% of the recommended videos in the sidebar are right-wing trash like covid-conspiracies, nut-jobs sprouting Kremlin nonsense, alt-right shows. Baseline is in the end anti-democracy and anti-truth. And Google is heavily pushing for that. The same for Twitter. They are not stupid, if they know you and they think they should push you in a more subtle way then they aren't going to bombard you with Tucker Carlson. Don't ever think the tech oligarchy is "neutral". Just a platform, yeah right.

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bdangubic 10mo ago
> Baseline is in the end anti-democracy and anti-truth. And Google is heavily pushing for that. Google et al do not give a hoot about being “left” or “right” - they only care about profit. Zuck tattooed rainbow flag while Biden was President and is currently macho-man crusader. If Youtube can make money from videos about peace and prosperity that’s what you’d see behind the VPN. since no one watches that shit you get Tucker
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- freejazz 10mo ago
  > Zuck tattooed rainbow flag while Biden was President and is currently macho-man crusader. If Funny how you say this but insist you're not the one being fooled right now!
  - bdangubic 10mo ago
    fooled in what way? I don’t use youtube or any social media since 2019-ish. last time I saw anything on youtube in probably 2018-ish (othercthan my kid showing me volleyball highlights :) )
    - freejazz 10mo ago
      Well you just posted, telling someone else what Zuck's political interests might be, based upon what even you described as meaningless performative behavior.
- exceptione 10mo ago
  > they only care about profit via their preferred business model: no competition, no market. Their best bet is the right. And since the right's agenda is objectively antithetical to the people's interest, they need to create smokescreens with bullshit. That is exactly what is being pushed here. They are happy with "left" politicians as long as they buy into the false narratives, and as long as they are willing to play along with their monopolist playbooks.
expedition32 10mo ago
Normal people are perhaps less inclined to make videos about chemtrails and lizards. I was always intrigued about Twitter. After the novelty wears off who the hell wants to spend hours ever day tweeting?

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bdangubic 10mo ago

> Baseline is in the end anti-democracy and anti-truth. And Google is heavily pushing for that. Google et al do not give a hoot about being “left” or “right” - they only care about profit. Zuck tattooed rainbow flag while Biden was President and is currently macho-man crusader. If Youtube can make money from videos about peace and prosperity that’s what you’d see behind the VPN. since no one watches that shit you get Tucker

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freejazz 10mo ago
> Zuck tattooed rainbow flag while Biden was President and is currently macho-man crusader. If Funny how you say this but insist you're not the one being fooled right now!
- bdangubic 10mo ago
  fooled in what way? I don’t use youtube or any social media since 2019-ish. last time I saw anything on youtube in probably 2018-ish (othercthan my kid showing me volleyball highlights :) )
  - freejazz 10mo ago
    Well you just posted, telling someone else what Zuck's political interests might be, based upon what even you described as meaningless performative behavior.
exceptione 10mo ago
> they only care about profit via their preferred business model: no competition, no market. Their best bet is the right. And since the right's agenda is objectively antithetical to the people's interest, they need to create smokescreens with bullshit. That is exactly what is being pushed here. They are happy with "left" politicians as long as they buy into the false narratives, and as long as they are willing to play along with their monopolist playbooks.

expedition32 10mo ago

Normal people are perhaps less inclined to make videos about chemtrails and lizards. I was always intrigued about Twitter. After the novelty wears off who the hell wants to spend hours ever day tweeting?