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    Talks about how youtube altered their algorithm, which changed what the search engine would consider a correlation between the items found and the search terms/phrases/keywords used.

    In short it is more likely for the more 'click baity' videos to appear in your top 'most relevant' results. They used to favour the factor which showed how long somebody watched a video for. They have also been reserving a space/shelf up the top for their preferred videos (which are partnered channels - cooperation with sponsors/additional funding/corporations etc.)

    What I believe:

    The algorithm essentially was more balanced, so that it had to consider not only the amount of visitors a video has had, but also the duration they (the visitors) watched for.

    This essentially has a multiplicative effect because people will click on something, aren't interested, but the algorithm logs it as a visit without considering the factor of commitment; it only requires clicks and initial ad watching to be considered a relevant search result. This keeps happening and happening, so the algorithm will recognise this consistency and keep thinking to itself "success!"

    Sorry for the poor clarification between my thoughts and what was displayed in the video. Been a long few days
    Last edited by 7alon; 20th October 2017 at 01:53. Reason: Typo; ; grammar; added information for clarification.

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    The sooner video makers migrate away from Youtube and on to Vimeo the better. Youtube is now a propaganda arm of Google.

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    Real news is breaking out all over and protecting us.

    Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org,

    In one of the most reckless and chilling attacks on free speech, the former chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Berkeley lecturer Ann Ravel is pushing for a federal crackdown on “disinformation” on the Internet - a term that she conspicuously fails to concretely define.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-1...at-free-speech


    A list of YT alternatives I clipped from somewhere
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    Quote Posted by enigma3 (here)
    The sooner video makers migrate away from Youtube and on to Vimeo the better. Youtube is now a propaganda arm of Google.
    Absolutely. The message may be beginning to catch on a bit more now. Archive.org is another great resource of course and so are one or two of those that Latte kindly shared here. And, you can probably set up your own website and put stuff up: you can be your own censor then. There are certainly alternative ways.

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    Vimeo has been around for a long time, doesn't appear to censor anything, and videos can be embedded easily on many forums and blogs (important).

    Bitchute is a new addition, and I'm impressed... easy to download with a right-click and Save, and also play at slower and faster speeds.

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    Default Re: YouTube Admits Censoring Independent News Channels

    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Vimeo has been around for a long time, doesn't appear to censor anything, and videos can be embedded easily on many forums and blogs (important).

    Bitchute is a new addition, and I'm impressed... easy to download with a right-click and Save, and also play at slower and faster speeds.
    Thanks for that info, Bill. I will look more into Vimeo.

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