Here's an ice cold take. If somebody has the capability of using an ad blocker, and they choose not to, they're a dumbass. These days, nearly every creator has sponsorships and donations, they'll be fine without a couple cents of ad revenue. Consciously letting ads through only feeds the beast, and nothing will convince me that Google and Microsoft should be treated charitably.
YouTube promotes content more based on the number of interactions it gets. That's likes, dislikes, and comments. Dislikes actually get stuff pushed harder, because they know that nothing engages as much as rage.
But videos with low watch times get pushed less. If you only watch 10% of a video before clicking away, that gets it a lower ranking than if you watch the whole thing (obviously, not getting clicked on at all gets the lowest ranking, since no one cares enough to even try to engage in the first place).
But yeah, if you see trash, just walk away, and maybe hit the "Don't recommend channel" option.
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rtxn@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 269d
Here's an ice cold take. If somebody has the capability of using an ad blocker, and they choose not to, they're a dumbass. These days, nearly every creator has sponsorships and donations, they'll be fine without a couple cents of ad revenue. Consciously letting ads through only feeds the beast, and nothing will convince me that Google and Microsoft should be treated charitably.
call_me_xale@lemmy.zip · 41 pts · 269d
Is this person saying they reflexively thumbs-down videos because the platform puts ads on them?
Dumbass.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 268d
They charged me sales tax at chipotle once so I set that mf on fire
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 268d
Coward
tja@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 268d
No they click on a video they don't really want to see and then give every video a thumbs down
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 268d
Never thumbs down a bad video. Just click away.
YouTube promotes content more based on the number of interactions it gets. That's likes, dislikes, and comments. Dislikes actually get stuff pushed harder, because they know that nothing engages as much as rage.
But videos with low watch times get pushed less. If you only watch 10% of a video before clicking away, that gets it a lower ranking than if you watch the whole thing (obviously, not getting clicked on at all gets the lowest ranking, since no one cares enough to even try to engage in the first place).
But yeah, if you see trash, just walk away, and maybe hit the "Don't recommend channel" option.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 268d
Mildly penis
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 10 pts · 268d
NewPipe (now also for Sailfish OS), yt-dlp on desktop.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 268d
Or just ublock for your browser. Or smart tube next for your android tv
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 268d
Youtube nerfed the thumbs down button.