A huge point that was brought up on /r/assholedesign: The like to dislike ratio is one of the most important things that tell you if a video is a scam or misinformation.
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2021
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It's ok, now we can just rely on Google/YouTube to let us know what is or isn't misinformation!
Just curious: I always see your comments at the top of threads even though they aren't upvoted. Is this by design or just a coincidence? Too lazy to check the source.
Newer comments are ranked higher by default.
I disagree with this decision(not that a evil megacorp like Alphabet cares).
Sometimes, dislikes represent the anger of regular people when companies treat them like shit, ex: Nintendo
That's exactly why they're doing it. To "protect the brands". Brands don't want bad press or for others to know that people are mad at them.
Brands include media and governments. Not only does it hide bad press and community consensus, it helps them control what the public sees and believes. It also further hides any sort of manipulation they'd like to do (either with vote counts, or with the recommendation algorithms).
Fuck everything about this.
I'm spending less and less time on this video site.
Lots of great alternatives, that are open and promote community building, instead of censorship.
Oh no censorship? What kind?
YouTube seems to be censoring a lot of actual educational/informative channels discussing real world topics, while allowing scams, disinformation, clickbait BS and random drama to run rampant. Any sort of leftist videos also seem to get taken down real fast. Debunking videos too.
And of course there's also the thing where large copyright holders and copyright trolls alike can censor whatever video they like, even if it falls under fair use and in some cases, even if they're not the actual copyright holder.
Kind of like how disliking comments already does nothing.
Can't hurt the trolls' feelings!
I use it to hopefully signal to the algorithm that is carefully updating my google data profile that I don't want to see more of that kind of video.
So the quality of a YouTube video will be judged on the basis of "the ratio" like Twitter. This really sucks.
Wow, they already pushed the change through after one day. Such short notice and it's already in effect. This is total bs.
They're already gone for me and I hate it so much.
I miss the 5 star rating system. Youtube has been getting worse for years. Corporations "innovate" themselves into the ground.
same. I feel that YT try their hardest to disempower their users.
Other video sites empower users, and are using far more advanced technology stacks.
List the alternatives here for those that are looking for them?
The best alternative is the desktop version of LBRY. Decentralized, open-source blockchain tech. Check Odysee.com (which uses LBRY) for a more moderated experience. A lot of tech Youtubers have already synced their channel with LBRY.