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.
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.
With all of the valid reasons to dislike Disney or Google, why learn to play the theremin just to make up new ones? Could it be because you need more getmad "content" to peddle to Marvel nerds on your YouTube channel? With 200k subscribers, your channel is almost certainly in the YouTube Partner Program and getting checks from Google based on how many views they turn. Unless they've chosen to just leave that money on the table.
Complaining about YouTube while taking full advantage of YouTube is just as lame as YouTube giving YouTube an award.
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.
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Re: (Score:3)
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.
Re:Exactly What I'm Talking About (Score:2)
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 reasons to dislike Disney or Google, why learn to play the theremin just to make up new ones? Could it be because you need more getmad "content" to peddle to Marvel nerds on your YouTube channel? With 200k subscribers, your channel is almost certainly in the YouTube Partner Program and getting checks from Google based on how many views they turn. Unless they've chosen to just leave that money on the table.
Complaining about YouTube while taking full advantage of YouTube is just as lame as YouTube giving YouTube an award.