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