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

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My first video of a 3 part series on "coordinated inauthentic behavior". Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this series. Get 3 months free with 12-month plan at https://www.expressvpn.com/smarter Click here if you're interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ Test your internet connection for leaks here: https://browserleaks.com/ip) For third party research check out (https://www.comparitech.com/vpn/vpn-leaks/) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Renée Diresta is a Mozilla Fellow in Media, Misinformation, and Trust, where she researches unintended consequences of algorithms and works towards helping machines make better decisions. Renee also writes about disinformation and the changing face of information war — check out her essay “The Digital Maginot Line” (https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2018/11/28/the-digital-maginot-line) — and is a contributor to Wired Ideas (https://www.wired.com/author/renee-diresta). Here are examples of some of the videos in question (Open these videos in incognito mode so you don’t mess up your algorithm.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bfkZNh-NOE - 298k views https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvA6fmfazCs 8k views https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q72JmckZM8M To say this presentation style is shady is an understatement. Quite interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-5_XJxJrPA - 107k views Here’s one of the channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0Rc8yD14JXkZUdZvOBgow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas to me at: http://twitter.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay Smarter Every Day on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day On Instagram http://www.instagram.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day SubReddit http://www.reddit.com/r/smartereveryday Ambiance and musicy things by: Gordon McGladdery did the outro music the video. http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/ The thought is it my efforts making videos will help educate the world as a whole, and one day generate enough revenue to pay for my kids college education. Until then if you appreciate what you've learned in this video and the effort that went in to it, please SHARE THE VIDEO! If you REALLY liked it, feel free to pitch a few dollars Smarter Every Day by becoming a Patron. http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Warm Regards, Destin


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