You Tube and Yahoo are trying to shove RW propaganda down my throat....

[TheRealNorth]

I never click on anything from Fox or the Washington Examiner, or watch any videos from Ben Shapiro, but that doesn't stop Yahoo from populating half of my newsfeed with RW garbage, and YouTube populating its recommended videos with crap from Fox and Ben Shapiro (although in the case of YouTube it's a bit more balanced with videos from MSNBC and the Damage Report).

I thought these algorithms were supposed to look at what we watch and click on and decide what we might like?

[brooklynite]

1. I'm not getting any of this.

[Demsrule86]

13. You tube sends you stuff they think you will like...I click on the button and say not interested and

it goes away...three little black buttons. I get Democratic issues on my youtube now. And if a stray GOP BS video shows up...I say not interested and it goes away.

[brooklynite]

16. And I'm not getting any suggested content if the type you're describing.

[Demsrule86]

17. Are you a paid user?

[brooklynite]

19. Nope

[Demsrule86]

20. I don't know. When I click on YouTube...I get all sorts of crap and get rid of it . When I go to

subscriptions, On the other hand, I get only what interests me. You are a pretty visible Democrat, actively engaged in party politics, perhaps the right-wing avoids sending you their crap...lucky you.

[WhiteTara]

2. may I suggest

Ghostery and adblock plus

oh and use duck duck go

[WhiteTara]

8. ghostery keeps trackers

off you.

[BlueGreenLady]

3. On YouTube

I just click on the offending video and find the "dislike" button under the video. Then, they will not recommend that channel to you again.

[Claustrum]

4. Probably the algorithm uses keyword such as "politics" rather than conservative or progressive

So you get the more viewed videos from politics which more likely to be right wing.

[Demsrule86]

6. you can indicate that you are not interested in anything on youtube...as for yahoo, I avoid it

personally.

[Midnight Writer]

7. I'm puzzled, too. I wonder if they are recommending by demographics rather than viewing history?

I am a low-income, senior, white guy from a very Red area who watches only entertainment type videos on YouTube, but they keep recommending Jordan Peterson, FOXNews, Newsmax, Ben Shapiro, Charlie Kirk, and a bunch of other RW loonies. I never watch any of them, but they keep popping up in droves.

[TheRealNorth]

15. That is what I am thinking....

It is looking at my demographics rather than my viewing history. And yes, I dislike any video that is RW that I accidentally click on. With the yahoo news feed, it never seems to work. I only visit yahoo for my e-mail, so its more an annoyance there (and this fear that un-engaged people are getting bombarded by this rightwing shit) I mean seriously, how does a news feed justify treating Faux and Washington Examiner more prominently than the big 3 networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS)?

[Caliman73]

9. Depends on what you are watching.

I watch videos that often critique Shapiro and other right wing figures. That, I think leads to the algorithm putting in content that discusses the topic (I.E. Cultural Marxism) but from the right wing perspective.

It is annoying, but pretty easy to spot. I just tell YouTube not to recommend the channel anymore.

[Iggo]

10. If you watch a video that shits on Ben Shapiro, a bunch of Ben Shapiro videos are gonna pop up.

Thats not surprising. That’s just how it’s works.

[sarcasmo]

11. Yahoo has been for years.

[BlackSkimmer]

12. I don't get any of that, and I visit both sites quite often.

[MineralMan]

14. I never see anything like that on either.

Why is that?

[Sympthsical]

18. The algorithm knows the kind of content you want.

In your case, cable news and partisanship.

It isn't there to show you things you'll like. It's there to show you things that'll spike your cortisol so you'll clicky. If you're consuming a lot of partisan political content, that's what you'll see.

My recommended list is Astronomy and History documentaries, ASMR videos, comedians, and movie stuff.

No right-wing content. Actually, no political content at all. Must be why I'm such a contented sort.