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YouTube wants to get you watching more news from ‘authoritative sources’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
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[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One would hope but that isn't what makes them money.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Ultimately, the timidity of the advertisers is going to drive youtube towards less controversial and less polarizing content.

Witness the previous "adpocalypses" and the content policy responses.