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That’s not at all what I was getting at. My point is the people claiming this is the worst they have seen have a limited point of view and should cast their gaze further across the industry, across social media.

The video is pretty silly in how it was edited and who they talked to, worth a watch

Right. Subs like these are great fodder for people who just like to make shit up.

I’m sure there are individuals doing worse one off shit, or people targeting individuals.

I’m sure Facebook has run multiple algorithm experiments that are worse.

I’m sure YouTube has caused worse real world outcomes with the rabbit holes their algorithm use to promote. (And they have never found a way to completely fix the rabbit hole problems without destroying the usefulness of the algorithm completely.)

The actions described in this article are upsetting and disappointing, but this has been going on for a long time. All in the name of making money.