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Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm - (Part 1/3) Smarter Every Day 213

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What it is

Part 1 of Smarter Every Day's three-part series on manipulating the YouTube algorithm. It features Renee DiResta and examples of how social media platforms can be manipulated.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Referenced in threads on social media manipulation and junk content as an interesting miniseries, though one commenter criticized its ExpressVPN ad read.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Destin is really good at conveying a message of hope.”

    Three-part series on social media undermining institutional trust, with hope.

    xelxebar, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “America is giving up on the pandemic?”

  2. “Smarter every day has an interesting miniseries about this”

    Miniseries on social media propaganda and division.

    Aunche, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram”

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Topics: youtube, recommendation algorithms, misinformation, social media, bots

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