Luu Tuyen to Enshittification • 2 days agoYouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view countsimagemessage-square119arrow-up1655arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1648arrow-down1imageYouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view countsLuu Tuyen to Enshittification • 2 days agomessage-square119file-text
minus-square@brucethemooselink2•3 hours agoThey one one goal: keep you engaged in the app. Nothing else matters. In their eyes, further reoving the “choice” of what to watch and shifting more of it to the algorithm optimizes that. And visible view counts/dates is a factor, as you may skip a video the algorithm thinks would keep you engaged.
minus-square@njm1314link1•2 hours agoI just question if steering users toward old and outdated videos really keeps them engaged.
They one one goal: keep you engaged in the app.
Nothing else matters.
In their eyes, further reoving the “choice” of what to watch and shifting more of it to the algorithm optimizes that. And visible view counts/dates is a factor, as you may skip a video the algorithm thinks would keep you engaged.
I just question if steering users toward old and outdated videos really keeps them engaged.