YouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view counts
YouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view counts
Has YouTube experienced enshittification?
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What would removing the dates accomplish except making things more confusing and harder to find? What advantage to YouTube is there?
YouTube's goal, as was Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and TikTok and everyone else, is to get you to consume what they want you to consume, rather than what you choose to consume.
My guess is that it makes it easier to suggest you older content that wouldn't be interesting when you can see at a glance how outdated it is.
Have to wonder if advertisers want to advertise on older videos though.
Would it really matter if they pay per view?
I don't understand why the hell I would want to watch an old ass YouTube video unless I sought it out.
That's pretty much my point. You won't know unless you click