moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYouTube is cracking down on clickbaitwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down119cross-posted to: censorshipnews@thelemmy.club
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoDo comments first. There’s so much spam that almost looks legit because of how many upvotes they have.
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoI am not referring to a like to dislike ration, I am referring to a dislike to view ratio. YouTube should bury those from recommendations.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoAnd actual scams with 300+ upvotes. Not just copied comments that get edited layer, but entire chains directing people to whatsapp numbers.
minus-squarespacecadet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoI’d still take scam comments over “who is still listening in 2024?!” For a super popular song that came out in 2023 or for a timeless classic like Michael Jackson’s thriller
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 hours agoThose and “First!!!1!!” are obnoxious, but not actively harmful.
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Do comments first. There’s so much spam that almost looks legit because of how many upvotes they have.
I am not referring to a like to dislike ration, I am referring to a dislike to view ratio. YouTube should bury those from recommendations.
And actual scams with 300+ upvotes. Not just copied comments that get edited layer, but entire chains directing people to whatsapp numbers.
I’d still take scam comments over “who is still listening in 2024?!” For a super popular song that came out in 2023 or for a timeless classic like Michael Jackson’s thriller
Those and “First!!!1!!” are obnoxious, but not actively harmful.