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by lazycouchpotato 970 days ago
I'd be surprised if you found anyone agreeing with your statement.

You absolutely do not have control over the content you're shown. Why would they give you that power?

> YouTube’s ‘dislike’ and ‘not interested’ buttons barely work, study finds.

> A Mozilla report found feedback buttons didn’t stop the majority of similar recommendations

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/20/23356434/youtube-dislike-...

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"TheVerge" is not what I would consider a reliable source. Perhaps you could've linked the study they referenced instead?
They have made mistakes [1], but I don't see why they are to be considered as not reliable till the end of time.

Here's a direct link to the Mozilla study: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/mozilla-investigation...

[1] See the correction in https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880111/microsoft-xbox-s...

> YouTube’s ‘dislike’ and ‘not interested’ buttons barely work, study finds.

Well, they work great for skipping ads..