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All my YouTube recommendations went downhill about 3 years ago. I am bombarded by rightwing Christian stuff no matter how many times I flag and complain.
I'm bombarded by Joe Rogan stuff. I keep blocking the channels but there is an endless stream of them
I always downvote, then block the channel whenever I get those. However, I think the mere act of going to the button to block the channel instead of just scrolling on immediately is telling the algorithm that I want more of that kind of video.
Watching a bit of breadtube stuff, I feel like thr algorithm can't determine what video is against stuff like that and what's for, so I get recommended videos for whatever I don't like instead of against.
that might actually be the issue. YouTube doesn't differentiate between upvotes and downvotes really. to the algorithm you're engaging in the content either way so it's serving you more to keep you engaged.
I am also suspecting that downvoting or blocking is somehow interpreted as “engaged with the content so lets shove more of it”