TheirTube

See other people's Youtube recommendations

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See other people's Youtube recommendations

3 followers

TheirTube is a Youtube filter bubble simulator that provides a look into how videos are recommended for other people with different watch history. You can experience 6 perspectives: conspiracist, fruitarian, liberal, conservative, prepper and a climate denier

Launch tags:Streaming Services•Artificial Intelligence

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This is such a great idea! Can't wait until there's an API or open-sourced tool to access even more "profiles." ?makers I'd love to use this within https://www.producthunt.com/post..., let me know if you'd be open to collaborating

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6yr ago

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@alex_vanston Yeah sure! Would be interested in chatting about it ;) And there is an API for this too!

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6yr ago

@tomokihara Great! I'm in the mountains this weekend, but will send you a message next week! I'll take a look at the API as well

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6yr ago

What about ads? I'm more curious about taht too. I'm sick of seeing a weird zombie game and their weird ads :P Also I can guess the climate deniers feed but I'm worried it will turnout even worse. Can't wait to try it out

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6yr ago

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@henry_dobson Interesting! Ads is something we might look into ;)

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6yr ago

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YouTube's recommendation algorithm accounts for 70% of all views on the platform, and while it is useful, it can show the same points of view over and over again, confirming and amplifying your existing bias. This sometimes can lead people to have radical beliefs and ideas. TheirTube helps you get a better perspective on your own recommendation environment by providing 6 hypothetical Youtube home pages that were made from the watch history of real Youtube users. Read more about this Mozilla Creative Media Award 2020 project on this blog. https://foundation.mozilla.org/e...

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6yr ago

This is such a good concept, congrats on the launch! 🚀 There's times where I'll be able to catch a glimpse of some of my friends' YouTube homepage recommendations and it's always fascinating to see what type of ideas they're consuming. Also, this seems like the type of thing that could really help people who do not understand the algorithmic workings of platforms like YouTube get a better grasp of how media works in the modern age. Sending this to my mother 😌

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6yr ago

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@alexanderspoor Thank you for the feedback. My main target is those who do not fully grasp how the recommendation systems work. I was surprised that most of the senior people I met sometimes thought that their Youtube top page would show the same contents for other people.

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6yr ago