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Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm - (Part 1/3) Smarter Every Day 213
Part 1 of Smarter Every Day's three-part series on manipulating the YouTube algorithm. It features Renee DiResta and examples of how social media platforms can be manipulated.
Why HN readers recommended it
Referenced in threads on social media manipulation and junk content as an interesting miniseries, though one commenter criticized its ExpressVPN ad read.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- SmarterEveryDay
- Topic
- youtube algorithm manipulation
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2021
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From the original HN conversations
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