YouTube is cracking down on clickbait

moe90@feddit.nl · 1 年前

YouTube is cracking down on clickbait

SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 1 年前

Or, you can bring back the dislike button and stop promoting videos with high dislike ratios.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 1 年前

Do comments first. There’s so much spam that almost looks legit because of how many upvotes they have.

Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca · 1 年前

And actual scams with 300+ upvotes. Not just copied comments that get edited layer, but entire chains directing people to whatsapp numbers.

spacecadet@lemm.ee · 1 年前

I’d still take scam comments over “who is still listening in 2024?!” For a super popular song that came out in 2023 or for a timeless classic like Michael Jackson’s thriller

Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca · 1 年前

Those and “First!!!1!!” are obnoxious, but not actively harmful.

SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works · 1 年前

I am not referring to a like to dislike ration, I am referring to a dislike to view ratio. YouTube should bury those from recommendations.

RandomVideos@programming.dev · 1 年前

And maybe stop making comments help the video get more popular