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minus-squareSuiXi3D@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down2·1 year agoYou might hate it, but it’s proven to get more people to watch the video. It sucks, but that’s how they make money to make more videos.
minus-squaresmackjack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoA lot of people don’t even read video titles anymore. They just look at the thumbnail and they’ll click if it catches their attention.
minus-squareunknown@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI read the text in the thumbnails…
minus-squarePortosian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI always click “Don’t recommend channel” when the thumbnail looks like this. I don’t know if it has improved recommendations at all, but I certainly don’t see it as often, which is nice.
It’s for the ALGORITHM
You might hate it, but it’s proven to get more people to watch the video. It sucks, but that’s how they make money to make more videos.
A lot of people don’t even read video titles anymore. They just look at the thumbnail and they’ll click if it catches their attention.
I read the text in the thumbnails…
I always click “Don’t recommend channel” when the thumbnail looks like this. I don’t know if it has improved recommendations at all, but I certainly don’t see it as often, which is nice.
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