YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn’t do that::Web giant comes out swinging, says allegations ‘without merit’

  • DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “I was just trying to watch some spider man dancing videos and somehow I wound up being fed Ben Shapiro and PragerU videos”

    YouTube’s algorithm sucks, it funnels everyone to far-right garbage, and so many of their “kid’s” videos are videos that kids absolutely shouldn’t be watching.

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      1 year ago

      Having talked to people at YouTube, they all know very well this is happening, but they are too afraid of retribution from the Republicans to take any action.

      So feeding America racist and homophobic trash it is.

    • grayman@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      My favorite are the videos of nannies playing with kids in some weird way and then they bend over or spread their legs. Quality garbage there. Thanks Google.