Some of those posts will be from troll farms or organised groups tho and it's a tactic that's defo used to create despondency and scare people into believing fascist beliefs are much more numerous than they are. Not saying people should be complacent but how did this shit become so widespread in the first place?
What on earth are you on about? Why would anyone want to 'claim Satan"? He doesn't exist.
No, don't go. Why not participate in the alcohol thread, and get support and understanding? You'll be very welcome.No unfortunately I'm yet to solve my alcohol issues. This is goodbye.
No unfortunately I'm yet to solve my alcohol issues. This is goodbye.
Unlike Stan, who does exist and is my son, and is almost as naughty.
Russian bot farms actively aim to promote division, pushing such a ridiculously intolerant hard-line position seems like it could plausibly be this. The poster also seems motivated by trying to hide the prevalence of propaganda accounts.Yes, I did wonder at one point if the person I was responding to was some kind of troll operative themselves. It's just such a ridiculously extreme position that I find it hard to take seriously. If it's not the product of disingenuous meddling, then someone has managed to become frightened into a very dark and lonely place.
I have a Premium account which makes it even more annoying when they show me right wing videos in the first place - clearly something adrift with the way videos are being tagged.Has anyone noticed Youtube becoming more and more far right-wing? If I try to post anything criticizing what someone like this says, it gets immediately deleted.
From the pulpit: "Some people need killing":
American Christianity has become this unhinged.
Has anyone noticed Youtube becoming more and more far right-wing? If I try to post anything criticizing what someone like this says, it gets immediately deleted.
If you mean my dismissal of it as becoming the normal, it doesn't mean it's remotely acceptable. But the violent intent in political discourse, especially from the right is certainly a lot more common placei put that up on another thread yesterday and a poster here didn't have too much trouble with it.
Anything to say about my reply, yet, petee ?i put that up on another thread yesterday and a poster here didn't have too much trouble with it.
you fond asshole.
i put that up on another thread yesterday and a poster here didn't have too much trouble with it.
Strange - I very rarely get right-wing ads, I'm almost exclusively listening to radio plays or watching film noir on it though.
Yes, it’s definitely being gamed by someone to increase views. I don’t view political content on mine, mostly trains and music stuff, but my recommendations include Jordan fucking Peterson defending Tommy Robinson, and a video by racist former comedian Jim Davidson reporting that ‘illegal’ immigrants in France were celebrating Labour winning the U.K. election, which is obvious bollocks.Has anyone noticed Youtube becoming more and more far right-wing? If I try to post anything criticizing what someone like this says, it gets immediately deleted.
I think their point was that this is happening so frequently and being left unaddressed it has just become part of the background noise. I hope not to the point that the possibility of violence has become acceptable, but who knows at this point.
Yes, it’s definitely being gamed by someone to increase views. I don’t view political content on mine, mostly trains and music stuff, but my recommendations include Jordan fucking Peterson defending Tommy Robinson, and a video by racist former comedian Jim Davidson reporting that ‘illegal’ immigrants in France were celebrating Labour winning the U.K. election, which is obvious bollocks.
But who is paying for this visibility? That’s where the dark money is and it needs exposing.It can't be healthy being subjected to large amounts of information that echos far right-wing talking points. At best its divisive. At worst, it indoctrination.
But who is paying for this visibility? That’s where the dark money is and it needs exposing.
Remember when Google was all ‘do no harm’. They’re burning it all down for a quick profit ffs.
It doesn't even need deliberate steering. RW stuff makes you feel angry and anger is the emotion most associated with Engagement (as the algorithms measure it). It only takes a little bit of an edge to get more eyes on a video, which makes it more liekly to be recommended, which gets more eyes on it and all the while the anger keeps those eyes glued and wanting more.But who is paying for this visibility? That’s where the dark money is and it needs exposing.
Remember when Google was all ‘do no harm’. They’re burning it all down for a quick profit ffs.
It doesn't even need deliberate steering. RW stuff makes you feel angry and anger is the emotion most associated with Engagement (as the algorithms measure it). It only takes a little bit of an edge to get more eyes on a video, which makes it more liekly to be recommended, which gets more eyes on it and all the while the anger keeps those eyes glued and wanting more.