I have to search for math and science stuff on YouTube to get it to stop with
so much political crap.
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> On Nov 6, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account)
> <li...@packetflux.com> wrote:
>
>
> The key is figuring out how to limit amplification of what should be fringe
> ideas. It's OK for the fringe ideas to exist on the platform. It's not ok
> for them to be amplified beyond their worth.
>
> The problem today is that fringe ideas tend to be retweeted a lot more than
> Mainstream ideas as the extreme is a lot less boring than the middle.
>
> Another problem seems to be the recency bias of some of these algorithms.
> Youtube is far more likely to recommend something related to something I
> watched recently than something from my subscription list. This makes it
> really easy to fall into a trap where you're only being recommended videos
> which fall into a specific viewpoint.
>
>> On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 4:54 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> From where I sit, it looks like it is going to become a fetid hell pit.
>>
>> Anyone who might have tried to manage disinformation has been shown the
>> door. It will get much, much worse before it had any chance of getting
>> better.
>>
>> You can buy legitimacy for $8 a month.
>>
>>
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> On 11/6/2022 4:26 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
>>> I like that it seem they are attempting to control phony accounts. But I
>>> really don’t use it so I don’t care about it much. Cofefe.
>>>
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>>>> On Nov 6, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> He fired everyone on the algorithm teams...
>>>>
>>>> On 11/6/22 3:22 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
>>>>> One more thing.. if there is one thing musk's twitter acquisition
>>>>> accomplishes, I hope that it is that the algorithm is adjusted such that
>>>>> it is far harder to end up in your own personal echo chamber.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 2:05 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:
>>>>>> So, new computer, finally got icons displaying (My son has it set up so
>>>>>> he can take over my computer from everywhere and fix whatever this old
>>>>>> dad cannot figure out, love it).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Youtube viewed with new chrome on a new computer has quickly figured out
>>>>>> that I like to watch Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk gotcha videos and is
>>>>>> recommending nothing else other than right wing gotcha stuff. It is
>>>>>> amusing, but I am wondering what does the other side look like? Is
>>>>>> there a whole alternate youtube universe of leftist gotcha videos that
>>>>>> make fun of Ben Shapiro and push all the left hot button issues. lgbtq
>>>>>> trans, crt, BLM, defund the police, etc stuff 100% of the time etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is youtube just right leaning?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or is there no cogent left leaning content on par with a Ben Shapiro
>>>>>> type of thing?
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