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hunter

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2. YouTube "knows" that any news or opinion video will get a "not interested" from me...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:42 PM
Apr 10

... and that imitation intelligence generated slop will get worse.

I rarely see any of that on my YouTube home page.

Unfortunately YouTube will also deliver MAGA shit to anyone who wants to wallow in MAGA shit all day.

There's a lot of pseudo-science and medically quackery there too. That's another kind of shit video that rarely shows up on my home page.

To me the implication is clear. YouTube knows it is spreading shit but they just don't care so long as it's profitable.

I gather Facebook behaves in a similar manner so I understand why people stay with it. They are not seeing the worst of it.

I suppose YouTube could be considered "Social Media" depending on how you use it. I've never posted a comment there. Other than that, DU is my only social media.

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