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hinata08
on May 28, 2023
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YouTube removed dislike counts, so this guy made R...
> Downvotes prevent unpopular things that have a fervent user-base from sitting on top
It's the definition of an echo chamber, isn't it ?
kortilla
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No, because in the youtube case it doesn’t actually suppress it. It was an extra bit of information that you could use to determine if a video was likely misleading.
pessimizer
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YouTube is, at all times, pro-echo chamber. So this is not their motive.
krapp
on May 28, 2023
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If it is, an echo chamber isn't always a bad thing.
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It's the definition of an echo chamber, isn't it ?