YouTube to Stop Recommending Conspiracy Theory Videos
▻https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/youtube-to-stop-recommending-conspiracy-theory-videos
This does not mean that this content will be removed from YouTube or banned from being uploaded in the future, but it does mean they will no long recommend them as videos that you may find interesting. YouTube feels that this create a balance between providing free speech on their platform, while not contributing to the spread of misinformation.
“To be clear, this will only affect recommendations of what videos to watch, not whether a video is available on YouTube,” the blog post continues. “As always, people can still access all videos that comply with our Community Guidelines and, when relevant, these videos may appear in recommendations for channel subscribers and in search results. We think this change strikes a balance between maintaining a platform for free speech and living up to our responsibility to users.”
▻https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/01/continuing-our-work-to-improve.html
Continuing our work to improve recommendations on YouTube
Friday, January 25, 2019
When recommendations are at their best, they help users find a new song to fall in love with, discover their next favorite creator, or learn that great paella recipe. That’s why we update our recommendations system all the time—we want to make sure we’re suggesting videos that people actually want to watch. You might remember that a few years ago, viewers were getting frustrated with clickbaity videos with misleading titles and descriptions (“You won’t believe what happens next!”). We responded by updating our system to focus on viewer satisfaction instead of views, including measuring likes, dislikes, surveys, and time well spent, all while recommending clickbait videos less often
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