Could be. Now do Crowder, who’s subs is comparable to TYT, but the first video returned by the search is on a channel named“Earthling Ed.”
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Replying to @submandave @VeutifulConnor and
That one I can't explain. Are you logged in? Maybe the algorithm has decided Earthling Ed is similar to something else you watch.
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Replying to @Benjamoofin @VeutifulConnor and
I’ve watched Crowder, but never heard of Ed. One or two might be explained, but the whole first page of TYT (who I never watch) is their videos and Crowder and Chen are completely absent. Did a non-political search, and the top results were all from the guy I searched.pic.twitter.com/XfkxJJmoMN
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Replying to @submandave @Benjamoofin and
Sorta glossed over the fact Steven was filtering out the results he said were censored. Not upset about the lie at all?
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Replying to @do_rand @Benjamoofin and
I didn’t address it at all. Crowder said YT was manipulating search results, so I did a few independent tests and got results that seemed to corroborate. I am far more concerned about possible selective favoring by YT based on political ideology than one person’s hyperbole.
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Replying to @submandave @Benjamoofin and
Yeah I noticed you didn’t address it at all. At least you’re upfront about not caring about it
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Replying to @do_rand @Benjamoofin and
For me it’s a question of the greater threat. Crowder possibly overstating something is far less serious than the potential misuse of YT’s influence powers, do that’s the claim I tested. I think he raiseda legit concern that is being to offhandedly dismissed by some. (cont)
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Replying to @submandave @do_rand and
Why do you think that he used filtered results if the point could have just as easily been made without filtering the results? That doesn’t make you question his integrity in any way?
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Replying to @ateenytina @do_rand and
Did the fact that I performed independent trials before opining on his claims escape you? Most political pundits overstate or misrepresent to bolster their claims, happens across the spectrum. I extend blind trust to almost no one, even those w/ whom I generally agree. (cont)
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Replying to @submandave @ateenytina and
The focus on petty bickering points at the expense of deeper more core issues is something I loathe. We may disagree on what it means, but I don’t think it’s arguable that YT searches seem to act differently for political and non political channels, and by ideology. (cont)
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That’s not what he’s saying, he’s representing the problem as “YouTube is censoring us,” when that is not in fact the reality. No one disagrees that yt prefers non political content- that much is blatant if you read their monetization guidelines.
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Replying to @ateenytina @do_rand and
But it’s with the political content that their ability to selectively influence is more concerning. It is inarguable that the leadership of YT supports the left. It is also inarguable that demonitization and demotion complaints are, AFAIK, exclusive to center/right. Coincidence?
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