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Damn 'YouTube' 'ClickBait' !!!

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GlennSprigg:
One pet 'peeve' of mine, (I live on YouTube haha...), is seeing obviously FAKE graphic ThumbNails next to Videos/lists, that depict
nothing of the like, in the actual videos!!!!  (Usually referred to as 'ClickBait'). It's against YouTubes policies, and lately I always
report them!!  If others are bothered too, then here's what to do!!......
On the righthand side just under the video, you will first see the 3 dots I've made green.
 
Click that. Then select 'Report'.

Then select "Spam or Misleading", then click on "Choose One".  Select "Misleading Thumbnail" and then 'Next'.

Finally, there is a 'Time-Stamp' (video position) that may be irrelevant in this case!,
however you can also add some personal text about your complaint!

Finally, just click the 'Report' button.
People need to be more proactive in their complaints!!   :-X :-\

P.S.  YouTube ALSO bans ANY videos or comments from Anti-Vaxxers!! in any way shape or form!!

MikeK:
But if clickbait videos bring in revenue for YouTube, what incentive do they have to do anything about it?  Google is bloody evil.

Stray Electron:
  Not just Google and Youtube, everyone on the internet is doing everything that they can to "monetize" the internet.   The internet as we we know it is about about finished, very soon the big companies will be buying up the small companies and when we get down to about two internet companies, they'll be force feeding us total crap and endless commercials; just like network television.

hans:
As YouTube does very well analyzing what video's you'd like to see... (as being "subscribed" to a channel to get notifications about new videos is merely a myth), clicking on spam sounds like an excellent way to get more spam. The bubble intensifies and YT still doesn't care.. they will play their ads and get paid.

So I'd rather move on. I almost never see any clickbait content so it doesn't wind me up.

MikeK:

--- Quote from: Stray Electron on September 29, 2022, 02:48:44 pm ---  Not just Google and Youtube, everyone on the internet is doing everything that they can to "monetize" the internet.   The internet as we we know it is about about finished, very soon the big companies will be buying up the small companies and when we get down to about two internet companies, they'll be force feeding us total crap and endless commercials; just like network television.

--- End quote ---

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