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I never click on them and I don’t consume any other content related to those countries but every so often I’ll see an anti (those countries) headline in my feed and then the next few days will have pro occupied China stories

It feels like targeted propaganda since I never see good stories about the other countries and it makes me wonder why YouTube hasn’t been broken up if they are too big to monitor that

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I can find an anti-China video:

https://youtu.be/eI6a4xRwLQQ?si=1c5yJlUutFDpy7jr

https://youtu.be/0AOUKMZOImM?si=9YTZcJA1O30rp-5y

https://youtu.be/DHl89m6dkYY?si=_VAqL2waYsdffyvg

https://youtu.be/9xhwKeqG_p8?si=JgGYnZH8SB9aiCpc

Meanwhile your source is... Fucking Wikipedia lmfao. The article isn't even cited properly given that it mentions 3 sources and only links to two. There's a reason Wikipedia isn't considered a reliable source.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My source was myself, I gave you Wikipedia to let you click through to more than one source of other opinions

Stop being an idiot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm an idiot because I gave you videos contrary to your point? How is it my fault that Google thinks you're on an anti-Japan/anti-Korean binge?

Not everything is a conspiracy against you. Google thought that those recommendations would get you to think about YouTube more (and eventually watch more content). Judging by your behaviour, I'm guessing it was right.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re an idiot for getting hung up on seeing a Wikipedia link

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, because you refuse to see evidence contradicting your point (i.e. first party source) and choose to hide behind second- and third-party "sources."

Classic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was faster for me to post 1 link that already had 2 links on it than it was for me to post those 2 links and I over estimated your intelligence in being able to click through

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those links still aren't first-party sources, though? Either way, I quoted from that article and I did provide first-party evidence, neither of which you have addressed. There is nothing to indicate that, as you claim, SCMP only posts pro-China and anti-Korea/anti-Japan content.

Do you enjoy being confidently wrong, or do you just enjoy being confident and are wrong by circumstance?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Increasing tourism isn’t anti-ccp

Phone harassment maybe but it’s a stretch to think someone seeing that is going to think it is state sponsored

Falling housing market is just normal news

Unemployment is just normal news

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Did you actually watch the videos, or do you just look at the title and make your conclusion? Here's some more:

https://youtu.be/zt7afB22S1U?si=JcN7vZrswgtLS69G

https://youtu.be/Ug2Eeflo5ao?si=5J9HwdLwOJuRctQS

https://youtu.be/CTU0FNo5HE8?si=0q1vp_t3SEzd4OUQ

And here's some more pro-Japan/Korea content:

https://youtu.be/T30C3-K-PmA?si=KgioEIEVDli5SCqi

https://youtu.be/VucIYdBvsCM?si=l8xbHPOWBblQi0CP

What exactly is this viscerally anti-Japan/Korea government content you speak of?