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fujiyamasan

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4. It was bad even before AI

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:44 PM

19 hrs ago

I stopped using it for the most part, when I would get fed recommendations for conspiracy theory channels just because I watched some documentaries of the Apollo landings.

I’m not sure why anyone expects anything better. YouTube is supposed to generate revenue. It does that by selling ad space. For that it needs eyeballs.

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Warning: Youtube is becoming a cesspool of fake channels. [View all] Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago OP

I noticed that too! SHITLOADS of AI slop and snake-oil sales adverts CousinIT 20 hrs ago #1

Yep saw it when looking for music IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #24

It long ago had lots of garbage EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #2

AIs are only the most recent producers of slop. Intractable 19 hrs ago #11

Clear your viewing history and click "don't recommend channel" often. AStern 19 hrs ago #3

It was bad even before AI fujiyamasan 19 hrs ago #4

Some great stuff like Professor Heather Cox Richardson... Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #8

There are channels showing AI fakes of HCR out there Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #14

It's always best to go to the official channel for a major figure fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #18

ProTip- Firefox with the (free) AdblockPlus extension will stop the Youtube ads immediately. Snarkoleptic 19 hrs ago #9

Valuable advice Alice Kramden 17 hrs ago #27

It's much worse now Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #16

Good to know fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #20

I don't do youtube except Faux pas 19 hrs ago #5

No kidding. It's a mess. Raven123 19 hrs ago #6

Know the signs! mr715 19 hrs ago #7

I just bookmarked your post. FarPoint 17 hrs ago #25

I appreciate you! mr715 16 hrs ago #28

Becoming? n/t flvegan 19 hrs ago #10

The various platforms I regularly visit are newly loaded with fake AI and clickbait; PufPuf23 19 hrs ago #12

It is indeed but, Disaffected 19 hrs ago #13

It's mostly AI now tbh, and, it's only going to get worse. Oneironaut 18 hrs ago #15

I'm noticing a lot of ads talking about glucose meters with pictures of oxygen meters mahina 18 hrs ago #17

Not a great place for browsing...stick with channels you know and enjoy...take all recommendations with a grain of salt. pecosbob 18 hrs ago #19

Treat the recommendation garbage the same way you treat spam calls and emails. Initech 18 hrs ago #21

I have seen this on the rise for say past 4 months now... FarPoint 17 hrs ago #22

I have been reporting as many as I can, especially if I know for sure they are deep fakes Bev54 17 hrs ago #23

We need to find a way to pressure YouTube to at least disallow unlabeled AI ... William Seger 17 hrs ago #26

We need to pass laws and regulations. If something is using AI there needs to be huge label pointing it out JI7 16 hrs ago #29

Got tired of the commercials The Bopper 16 hrs ago #30

AI slop and brainrot content now make up 1 in 2 YouTube Shorts recommendations LudwigPastorius 16 hrs ago #31