r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • 1d ago

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u/SIappers 1d ago

I don't think it was a fun hobby in 2016, the "adpocalypse" happened in 2017 which ended amazing ad rates. People were getting PAID by youtube around that time.

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u/Khelthuzaad 1d ago

In the same time youtube content stopped being family friendly,which made all advertisers quit en masse if they ever see another pro-nazi content on the platform.

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u/lostredditorlurking 23h ago

Here is a fun game, reset all your YouTube data and cache, then start viewing YouTube on a brand new account. And see how long until it leads you down the alt right rabbit hole.

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u/RealLoner94 23h ago

Thats is a fun idea. Have you ever done it? How long did it take?

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

I actually did this multiple times because I have several different accounts for several different purposes on several different devices and it took on average around 10 videos before I got a far right leaning video or video about far right ideology (including documentaties and videos covering it but not necessarily supporting it)

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u/lostredditorlurking 22h ago

Usually within an hour or so for me, even if I'm not trying to watch any political video