I’m using instagram to browse the discover feed mindlessly sometimes. I know, it’s stupid, but I’m bored.

At some point a short video about conspiracy showed up, so I hang in there and watched it.

After mindlessly scrolling through the feed, more and more conspiracy stuff started showing up.

Also, a few days before, the coridor crew on YT uploaded a vlog how they made a fake video go viral.

And then there’s the fuzz about the whistleblower, etc… resulting in many other YT videos referencing aliens, etc.

FWIW, I’m not actively searching for conspiracy topics, etc… it’s just that I’ve noticed a trend rising up, and I can’t be the only one, can I ?!

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  • @PineapplePartisan
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    1011 year ago

    You watched the video and scrolled the feed so the algo gave you more of it. Simple as that.

    • @[email protected]
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      Yup. The sad truth is there’s no shortage of videos out there just waiting for you to engage, they will feed you literally anything at all as long as it gives them a click and some advertising money. It’s the scariest part about social media and the algorithms, because many many people are not even conscious enough to question what they’re being fed, and will just mindlessly soak it all up and take it as fact.

      On the one hand yea it’s out of control and is partially to blame for the dumbing down of society, on the other hand it’s just the evolution of tabloids. People have always been bored and gullible.

    • adonisOP
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      Sure, the algo suggested some of these videos multiple times, before I even watched one of them fully.

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      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        To add to the other reply, you also don’t need to watch a full video, they register slight pauses as you scroll. They also build a profile using all their platforms and multiple types of data.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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    I’m growing convinced the media is trying to distract us from

    • labor strikes
    • that we just had the hottest 3 days in the last 150,000 years
    • that the Atlantic is record hot and we’re entering hurricane season
    • that Antarctica isn’t replenishing ice at what should be the peak of it’s winter
    • that a new gis report suggests the Pacific Northwest won’t have any sand beaches by the year 2100
    • that there’s a mass coral die off underway
    • or that we’ve got new records for the amount of greenhouse gases released

    It’s been a bad news summer for people who hope to have a future

  • DarkThoughts
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    211 year ago

    YT, Instagram, FB etc. all use personalized algorithms. If they think you’re into conspiracy bullshit, then they will drown you in conspiracy bullshit. The more you browser it, the more they’ll suggest it to you. You’re just feeding the algorithm and the algorithm feeds you back.

  • @marcos
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    81 year ago

    I would expect it to be trending because of the US congress session on UFOs last week.

    That said, you have no evidence it’s treading at all. You were just victim of the closed data-feed Midas touch, where everybody that touches trash becomes trash. Start blocking things now before you lose your feeds for good.

    • HobbitFoot
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      The funny thing about all this is that it is getting conspiracy people to agree with AOC, which I find hilarious.

  • Yepthatsme
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    71 year ago

    Yea it’s basically criminals lying to distract dummies. It works well. The dude in North Carolina that puts out all the deep state shit is a convicted pedophile from NJ.

    This Place Sucks on HBO is a good movie that exposes some of the bs spread by conspiretards.

  • @Sanctus
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    71 year ago

    I want aliens to exist and be here as much as the next guy but this has all been suspicious to me. Especially with Matt Gaetz supporting letters pushing it.

  • @WhoRoger
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    People just want aliens… Let them be, I say.

    The whole UAP thing, and how it’s been handled since forever, and all the related stuff, that’s not helping things.

    By “related stuff” I mean, for example, how the US congress people are after the Pentagon’s budget. My personal conspiracy theory is that their aim isn’t to save taxpayer money, but have a peek into more military projects so they can maybe find something to get a cut on. So it makes sense for them to make a ruckus about potential aliens instead.

    See, conspiracy theories are easy to make. And honestly, with military/security/government shit, you truly never know.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      UAP business aside, I’m glad congress is asking questions. We shouldn’t be paying taxes and then have our money just disappear into a black hole with zero accountability and oversight.

  • Unimalion
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    41 year ago

    I have also noticed that there been more conspiracy videos, but for me it’s all been ufo related.

  • @new_guy
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    Probably. Conspiracy theory can be a great source of content to create when the platforms heavily prioritize screen time.

    They’re easily digestible, intriguing, and one can be the seed to begin a spiral of the same content, created by the same author.

  • @xc2215x
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    21 year ago

    Yeah. There are more of them now.

  • realcaseyrollins
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    11 year ago

    People love conspiracy theories though, both on the fringes of the political spectrum as well as the mainstream. If may be that what you’re seeing is a rise in conspiracy theories that you’re not familiar with or agree with, or that you’re stepping outside of your comfort zone on the internet.

  • Yepthatsme
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    Yea it’s basically criminals lying to distract dummies. It works well. The dude in North Carolina that puts out all the deep state shit is a convicted pedophile from NJ.

    This Place Sucks on HBO is a good movie that exposes some of the bs spread by conspiretards.

  • Michael
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    11 year ago

    Yeah the internet has driven everybody crazy. Large addictive platforms that feed you more of what you interact with, putting you in a “bubble”, seem to be the root cause.