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Reddit Revolts + MrBeast’s YouTube Empire + Peak Trust and Safety?

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CHAPTER

The YouTube Algorithm Is a Black Box

The YouTube algorithm is such a black box. One easy story would be that kids are sick of drama, they're sick of edginess. But I also think it's hard not to come to the conclusion that YouTube is doing more to reward sort of wholesome, slightly more substantive, slightly higher production value content.

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