X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad::undefined

  • PutangInaMo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    He also was one of the first to master the YouTube algorithm and perfected the video format to engage viewers the most.

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      10 months ago

      I agree but in a way where I absolutely hate that he did this. Mr Beast is one of the worst things to happen to YouTube.

      • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Double edge sword. We now know better than before about how the algorithm works thanks to him. Unfortunately, that also means that others are now equipped with similar spam knowledge.