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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. (www.engadget.com)
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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube's dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there's an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

They can get the rest of Big Tech and the MSM to start smearing the platform as "far right extremist" and spreading "fringe conspiracy theories."

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yeah, that is easy enough to build into the algorithm. Deprioritizing that sort of nonsense effectively would mitigate it gaining a foothold. The only reason why the current platforms don't (in fact they prioritize it in many cases) is because discord is being equated with engagement and they see that as good for business. If you aren't worried about business, then you can set up your priority algorithm to be more rational and egalitarian.

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