Not a Fan of the Algorithm and YouTube’s Practices

Not only is it frustrating to have my subscriptions not appear in my subscription feed because YouTube decided I no longer care for certain channels, but this is awful for the creators. YouTube seems to be doing everything in its power to screw over the most genuine creators on the channel. Most of the OG creators, especially animators, are completely shafted despite pouring more love and hard work into their craft than most.

As a consumer, I’m also disgusted when I notice that I’ve been auto-subscribed to channels I have no interest in and that my “recommended” feed is full of cute animal videos because I watched a bat eat a banana once. Where are the channels that I’m more likely interested in? You know, like the educational stuff I more frequently watch?

Having a YouTube account for at least five years now, I thought something was suspicious when I checked my subscription feed one day to see only five videos. Sure enough, I checked my favorite channels and they’d been uploading for days and I didn’t know.

These problems become a bigger issue the bigger YouTube gets. What other company changes the foundation and structure of what they want without letting their employees know? What boss changes the rules of the job, only for their workers to get cut paychecks?

It’s truly disgusting once you realize YouTube has not only done things like this, but that it’s still doing it. Regularly.

I love what YouTube has provided, I love the creators that I’ve found o YouTube. But I’ve grown to truly despise the company.

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