• Nima
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    2 hours ago

    manipulated by whom? if it can be manipulated so that you get to see the content you like, I say thats fine.

    if you mean manipulated by 3rd parties to sell ads, then that’s bad.

    this isn’t a black and white thing. it can exist without being data to sell for ads. what matters is if the one hosting the videos is willing to sell that data.

    if its kept to just your own personal usage data to make your experience a better one, that’s not a terrible thing.

    tags are one way for sure. but then its difficult to find new stuff that might fit your interests that you don’t have tags for.

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      54 minutes ago

      By bad actors. Do you not remember The_Donald being practically at the top of everything on Reddit? Do you not understand why far right videos on YT & TicTok have so much traction? Everyone gets fed their own reality that completely contradicts with what is happening in the world, which is causing massive divisions among our societies.