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The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube's algorithm. (www.bbc.com)
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There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm – and it’s nothing like what you know. The vast majority of YouTube's estimated 14.8 billion videos have almost never been seen. Until now.

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[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

I wonder how many of those videos were actually a human watching vs a machine calling the api, and how long did they watch for?

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

What a creepy title, jeez.