UM-Bot Posted March 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The video hosting giant has been drastically reducing the number of conspiracy video recommendations. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335148/youtubes-war-on-conspiracy-videos-continues 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted March 3, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Good. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotic Jew Posted March 3, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2020 What is Eddie Bravo going to do with his time??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted March 3, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 3, 2020 But who will we laugh at now? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin3651 Posted March 3, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I don't see how lowering how much they are recommended is a "war on conspiracy theories". It's just being sensationalized so the theorists can go "see! The powers that be are suppressing us so they must fear our information so we must be right! ". personally I love the change, it used to be you watch a few archaeology videos and then 85% of the recommended videos turn to " suppressed ancient aliens information proven" types. I hated that so much. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted March 3, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Now if they can just get rid of the toxic comments and bigoted content... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obviousman Posted March 3, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, UM-Bot said: The video hosting giant has been drastically reducing the number of conspiracy video recommendations. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335148/youtubes-war-on-conspiracy-videos-continues Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted March 3, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Great, now they'll REALLY have something to talk about... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaikou Posted March 3, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, justin3651 said: I don't see how lowering how much they are recommended is a "war on conspiracy theories". It's just being sensationalized so the theorists can go "see! The powers that be are suppressing us so they must fear our information so we must be right! ". personally I love the change, it used to be you watch a few archaeology videos and then 85% of the recommended videos turn to " suppressed ancient aliens information proven" types. I hated that so much. As of right now I still see that kind of thing though, over the last few months I've fallen asleep while youtube was playing. By the time I've woken up it's moved from "Here's a cheap chinese guitar part that you can't afford to be without" To "Ancient secrets to world has been keeping from you". It's horrifying to be honest. I didn't ask to be added to "watchlist roulette" but here I am. Plz stop, I beg you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted March 3, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Fantastic initiative! If we could save the coming generations from pointless paranoia, that would be worth a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eddword Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post #11 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The problem here here is. Now they are in charge of what you can view and what they consider as a conspiracy. It sounds great at first, But now you have someone telling you what you should and shouldn't be watching. I prefer to choose for myself! That is why they have a comments section.I don't need Screw tube to make decisions for me.Censorship is censorship! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted March 3, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, eddword said: The problem here here is. Now they are in charge of what you can view and what they consider as a conspiracy. It sounds great at first, But now you have someone telling you what you should and shouldn't be watching. I prefer to choose for myself! That is why they have a comments section.I don't need Screw tube to make decisions for me.Censorship is censorship! No one is preventing you from watching what you like, you just have to search a little for it yourself. No need to make it into something it isn't. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorasMask Posted March 3, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 3, 2020 What a way to backfire something if there ever was one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trelane Posted March 3, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Orphalesion said: But who will we laugh at now? We have quite a few visitors here that will do nicely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted March 3, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Sometimes it IS a conspiracy and I think this is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted March 4, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 4, 2020 at first they remove reference, then they remove videos, then they brand you a heretic, close your account, ,... etc it has happened many times in human history, as decades or ages went by we see that those who suppress knowledge, and brand people are the ones who are wrong. and malicious. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festina Posted March 4, 2020 #17 Share Posted March 4, 2020 There is only ONE ‘conspiracy’ — Goes way back and affects us all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted March 4, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) so tell us, what is it? religion, banking system, or concept of conspiracy itself as we know it? Edited March 4, 2020 by aztek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festina Posted March 4, 2020 #19 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, aztek said: so tell us, what is it? religion, or banking system? According to Judeo-Christian scripture they are two peas in a pod. Deuteronomy 15 Edited March 4, 2020 by Festina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted March 4, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said: No one is preventing you from watching what you like, you just have to search a little for it yourself. No need to make it into something it isn't. I think there's a pretty good case to be made that this is a form of censorship. And that isnt good for the internet. From what I read, they are basically reducing the recommendations of conspiracy videos offered to viewers. So they are - albeit indirectly - censoring conspiracy content. Edited March 4, 2020 by On3Truly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted March 4, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Youtube have been censoring the 'recommendation' video's for some time. I tend to watch Tucker Carlson video's quite regularly (2-3 per week). But I have almost NEVER had a recommendation for any of HIS video's... just for video's criticising him. Youtube is political, and seems to me to be very left-wing and anti-conservative. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted March 4, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Twin said: Sometimes it IS a conspiracy and I think this is one of them. Maybe you should leave the thinking to others? Conspiracies are, per definition, hidden, not announced publicly. 11 hours ago, On3Truly said: I think there's a pretty good case to be made that this is a form of censorship. And that isnt good for the internet. From what I read, they are basically reducing the recommendations of conspiracy videos offered to viewers. So they are - albeit indirectly - censoring conspiracy content. If it's censorship to shut up the fearmongering liars, who profit from the gullible, so be it. We are better off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted March 4, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, sci-nerd said: If it's censorship to shut up the fearmongering liars, who profit from the gullible, so be it. We are better off. The thing is if we start censoring conspiracy content we could also extend it to a lot of other subjects. Health & fitness, religion, history ect. Youtube's content moderation shouldn't be about deciding what is true or not, or what viewers should watch or not. Edited March 4, 2020 by On3Truly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Area Posted March 4, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 4, 2020 You tube is a business, it makes its money from advertising. Does anyone think that conspiracy videos are prime revenue earners for you tube? I’ll help you out there the answer is they are not. So do we think YouTube is changing its recommendations because it feels people need less conspiracy theories? Or do we think YouTube believes, probably correctly it can earn more money through advertising from You Tubers that don’t have fringe content? That there is your threshold for censorship. Personally if I owned YouTube I wouldn’t want my platform being used as a mouthpiece for stupidity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted March 4, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Grey Area said: Personally if I owned YouTube I wouldn’t want my platform being used as a mouthpiece for stupidity. But why stop at conspiracy content? There is a lot of stupidity on Youtube. Just look at the health & fitness category, for instance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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