Young Turks has almost 4x as many video views as Lauren Chen. That's probably the reason the algorithm is showing it so high- because it's more popular.
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Replying to @Benjamoofin @VeutifulConnor and
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 @Benjamoofin and
The search prioritizes videos with the search term in the title
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Replying to @rartortata @Benjamoofin and
Then what happened w/ TYT? None of the titles of the top returns has “Young” or “Turks” in the title, which was my search term.pic.twitter.com/TXHGmFR4Kc
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Replying to @submandave @Benjamoofin and
I'd imagine the algorithm's pretty complicated, and absolutely optimized for engagement. Searches for some channels, eg TYT or Achievement Hunter, presumably more likely to engage w/ channel's videos than w/ others talking about them. Maybe not, but hardly evidence of conspiracy.
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Replying to @rartortata @submandave and
Or maybe it's a feature YT offers to big channels, letting big engagement-drivers ensure their videos fill the searches. Still not a sign of "censorship".
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Replying to @rartortata @Benjamoofin and
You are offering a lot of “maybes” to judge the observed differences as benign, but there are other data that counters them. For example,
@RubinReport has a pretty big YT footprint, but his frustration with being unable to discuss demonized videos w/ a person is well known.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @submandave @rartortata and
My point is that there are repeatable differences in what the search engine returns, and there seems to be correlation between the anomalous behavior and the politics of the channel searched. I don’t see how this observation can be denied. (cont)
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Replying to @submandave @rartortata and
Off handedly dismissing questions of bias as conspiracy or paranoia is unfounded. Given the great power YT searches and suggestions have to shape and influence opinion, often w/o understanding of the on being influenced, these are serious concerns. (cont)
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Replying to @submandave @rartortata and
I admit my political philosophy lines up closer to Crowder than TYT, but you’ll have to decide if you believe me when I say I’d be just as concerned if their videos were somehow failing to show up. This is a troubling new power that could cut either way.
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I mean yeah, I'd be concerned if they just disappeared, but that's not the case here. His channel's still right at the top, and all the videos are about how cool he is. If anything, I'd say the impression of popular support lends him greater credibility.
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