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The Media Watch segment was good!

https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episo ... /104186252

wolty wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:09 pm The Media Watch segment was good!

https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episo ... /104186252

Musk and xitter are rightly singled out, but I think they're not the only culprits. A couple of days ago I finished watching a nerdy video about synthesizers, and the algorithm suggested six videos for me to watch at the end. FIve of them were GB News type right-wing toxins. The sixth one was some sort of new age brain wave pseudo-science profiteering bullshit. No music tech suggestions at all. I concluded that the far right had gamed the algorithm with great effectiveness.

stylofone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 6:17 pm

Musk and xitter are rightly singled out, but I think they're not the only culprits. A couple of days ago I finished watching a nerdy video about synthesizers, and the algorithm suggested six videos for me to watch at the end. FIve of them were GB News type right-wing toxins. The sixth one was some sort of new age brain wave pseudo-science profiteering bullshit. No music tech suggestions at all. I concluded that the far right had gamed the algorithm with great effectiveness.

The most generous explanation for that is that people who watch far right videos tend to watch more of them and for longer and as a consequence are a more profitable cohort. Youtube (google) is really the toxic disaster that often escapes the criticism that social media sometimes attracts, imo. The democratization of opinion, huh! Sounded like a good idea at the time....

On topic, i hear there are 30 more gatherings riots planned for tonight (our time). I'm half anticipating the Australian copycats, but we're more focused on the US i suppose.