Did anyone else think it strange that/. didn't cover Youtube's test balloon of hiding the dislike count near the end of last month?
Old and new media are both desperate to pass off a manufactured/astroturfed popularity, and we've seen major upticks in this kind of thing over the last few years, both in politics and entertainment.
Manipulating RT critic reviews [slashdot.org] worked for Last Jedi, at least for a single weekend until the user reviews showed up and no one trusted the critic score anymore.
Manipulating RT user reviews worked for Captain Marvel, and now few people trust the user score either.
What's left? Most of what people still trust (e.g. word-of-mouth from folks they know, or reviews from trusted Youtubers) can't be gamed the same way, definitely not as effectively.
Covered what now? YouTube has let users hide the like/dislike count on their videos for quite some time. The option is available to any user who uploads a video. I just checked, and it's still there.
So I watched this video, they mentioned YouTube was (spooky theremin noises) "experimenting with hiding dislikes." and not much else. Apparently, I'm supposed to care because of some Marvel movie and Star Wars?
It wasn't reported on Slashdot because it's not news. YouTube has let uploaders hide the dislike count on their videos for a long time. If it's part of some plot to (more theremin noises) manufacture consent, they're giving equal latitude for any user on their platform to do it.
The only time you hide the ratio and disable comments is when you have something to hide yourself. There is no reason to do it.
But but but some videos attract tro- The responsibility to call bullshit outweighs this. But but but some videos are controve- Any subject that is "too sensitive to discuss" MUST be discussed. But but but some people have harassment campai- There are no harassment campaigns, this is an excuse made up by thieves, liars, and scammers. But but but some videos are watched by chi- Google is fre
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They Can "Hide", But They Can't Hide (Score:4, Informative)
Old and new media are both desperate to pass off a manufactured/astroturfed popularity, and we've seen major upticks in this kind of thing over the last few years, both in politics and entertainment.
Manipulating RT critic reviews [slashdot.org] worked for Last Jedi, at least for a single weekend until the user reviews showed up and no one trusted the critic score anymore.
Manipulating RT user reviews worked for Captain Marvel, and now few people trust the user score either.
What's left? Most of what people still trust (e.g. word-of-mouth from folks they know, or reviews from trusted Youtubers) can't be gamed the same way, definitely not as effectively.
Now that Kathleen Kennedy has demonstrated she's still perfectly able and willing to damage Star Wars (and arguably other IPs) even after creative control's been stripped from her [youtube.com], anything that publically embarrasses her [youtube.com] or demonstrates the unpopularity of her politics (i.e. anything that gives the public a voice) must also be reworked . . .
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Covered what now? YouTube has let users hide the like/dislike count on their videos for quite some time. The option is available to any user who uploads a video. I just checked, and it's still there.
The only channel I've seen actually use it is a Japanese vlog about ducks. [youtube.com]
Exactly What I'm Talking About (Score:3)
Covered what now? YouTube has let users hide the like/dislike count on their videos for quite some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
See? You're not even aware of what Youtube was doing, probably because Slashdot didn't cover it. Google "dislike count" for the articles.
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So I watched this video, they mentioned YouTube was (spooky theremin noises) "experimenting with hiding dislikes." and not much else. Apparently, I'm supposed to care because of some Marvel movie and Star Wars?
It wasn't reported on Slashdot because it's not news. YouTube has let uploaders hide the dislike count on their videos for a long time. If it's part of some plot to (more theremin noises) manufacture consent, they're giving equal latitude for any user on their platform to do it.
With all of the valid r
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You dont even know the basic facts. Provably. You even admit it.
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The only time you hide the ratio and disable comments is when you have something to hide yourself. There is no reason to do it.
But but but some videos attract tro-
The responsibility to call bullshit outweighs this.
But but but some videos are controve-
Any subject that is "too sensitive to discuss" MUST be discussed.
But but but some people have harassment campai-
There are no harassment campaigns, this is an excuse made up by thieves, liars, and scammers.
But but but some videos are watched by chi-
Google is fre