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[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then why do they still shove Prager U down my throat? Absolutely ridiculous.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 25 points 1 year ago

Seriously. I inevitably get all of the right-wing questionable sources as recommendations each time.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh but PragerU is now recognised in Florida and will be permitted in schools!

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd hazard that YouTube consider as "authoritative sources" only right-wing, billionaire-owned news media conglomerates. Thanks, but no thanks

[–] drekly@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol which moron downvoted you? NO I LIKE MY BILLIONAIRE PROPAGANDA KEEP THE LIES AND OUTRAGE COMING

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

lol let the billionaire bootlickers downvote all they want... it's not like Lemmy upvote points have any value anyway :)

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can click on leftist content and you get random videos in the suggested videos. You click on anything near the center or right wing: "Here are some more videos on hating women, lgbtqia+, people of color, immigrants etc... OH! Nearly forgot! Here is a video of a piece of shit guy laughing at and doxxing disabled people!"

They push you right down the fascist rabbit hole...

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget the 37 random ads interspersed throughout…

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahhh, post modern "there is no truth".

Just because CNN has flaws doesn't mean it's not a better source of information than "louder with crowder".

Organizations that have standards and make reasonable attempts to be accurate should be promoted over "Dave's rage blog".

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As much as I despise CNN and NYtimes, I have to agree that they're miles better than many of their peers, and while flawed they're usually factually on point. I just wish they weren't as easily swayed by owners and institutions who have vested interest in which stories are run, and which aren't.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

People have to realize there is not such thing as perfect. And agreeing with you is not "better". The echo-chamber is a bad thing, not a good thing.

Sources of information that have an intention of integrity and who strive to follow it are better sources than rampant unbridled partisanship and yellow-journalism. Even FoxNews (the news side not the trash side) is a better source than some liberal blog that makes no attempt to be objective at all.

[–] between2boobies@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago

Youtube is so fucking captured by money its absurd.

[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ugh, all authoritive sources are owned by right wingers, just some are overtly stupid and other ones are vauge centerist trying to convince us problems don't exist and wishing we would stop caring about trans people.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 6 points 1 year ago

Not the public broadcasters!

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What is even the point of YouTube then?

Because it sure as hell isn't about hosting user content anymore.

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean for makeup tutorials by all means but for news? We've seen what happens when people get their news entirely from tiny bespoke sources and it's Qanon.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 year ago

YouTube shouldn't host any news or political content at all then.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


It also plans to spend $1.6 million to promote the creation of news content for its shortform Shorts service.

According to Google, the new watch page experience will initially roll out on mobile in around 40 countries and will expand to its desktop and living room interfaces in the future.

Meanwhile, the Google-owned video platform is also pledging to spend $1.6 million to promote the creation of shortform Shorts news content with over 20 organizations across 10 countries.

Meta has made it clear that it doesn’t plan to actively court or promote news content on Threads.

More recently, he added that Threads “won’t proactively recommend news content to people who don’t seek it out.”

Under his leadership, X no longer shows headlines on articles shared on the platform and has dismantled the system that verified journalists.


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