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YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn't do that (www.theregister.com)
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YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn't do that::Web giant comes out swinging, says allegations 'without merit'

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[โ€“] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"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.

[โ€“] 30p87@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, left LGBTQ people like me are constantly fed those idiotic podcasts and/or "Turd DESTROYED Man that thinks he's women", despite disliking, reporting and hiding those channels. That has caused me to completely ditch all official YouTube clients, means their BS algorithm actually cost them income now.