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Jon888 24 points ago +24 / -0

Yeah, youtube bullshit going on. This is why no one likes / trusts them.

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looncraz -20 points ago +4 / -24

I hate to side with Youtube, I really do, but they actually run an algorithm over videos that tests up/down votes from people and checks to see if those accounts actually watched the video - those who didn't will have their votes removed.

The process is a bit time consuming so it only gets run every so often.

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Jon888 25 points ago +26 / -1

And all those upvotes are legitimate? You think they are above tipping the scales. It's known they use their google algorithm to determine what information they don't want you to see get depressed. I have my serious doubts.

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looncraz 2 points ago +3 / -1

They are definitely not above tipping the scales, but anti-spammer vote mechanisms are extremely common.

It's mostly to stop bots from spamming votes on videos and gaming the monetization metrics.

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Siretch 7 points ago +9 / -2

That is not true at all - up and down votes are not qualified based on view duration because they are not included in digital marketing earnings. The algorithm does use votes to promote videos though.

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looncraz -1 points ago +2 / -3

They absolutely are, the process once began at 300 votes and the videos would have all votes suspended until a review, but the review now occurs as a cron job. I'm not certain which videos are targeted or the scheduling, but what I said was correct as of a year or so ago.

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Siretch 2 points ago +4 / -2

Hold on - review of thumb up or down on Youtube?! I do not know if you worked with Youtube or any social media platforms. They do not have a proactive moderation process unless you are President Trump, and that is just recently. Their algos do everything, and the only time any human interaction takes place is after the algos flag it, or a viewer/third-party flags it. Youtube or any social media platforms cannot afford the level of moderation that you are describing.

Btw... the algos are not doing a good job either.

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Free_Floridian 1 point ago +2 / -1

the fact that you know this questions my level of trust in you... yo dog it’s gona be a big no

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deleted 7 points ago +7 / -0