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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google/YouTube and another trip down the dark path
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:29:50 -0700
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Google/YouTube and another trip down the dark path
It's worth pointing out that the new YouTube experiment to allow
"notes" to be placed on videos by other users (apparently not
controllable by the video creators, unlike traditional comments that
can be deleted or disabled), is reminiscent of one of the darkest
periods of Google/YouTube, when there was a forced integration of
YouTube comments and Google Plus social media posts.
This was an absolute train wreck, and I fought against it internally
at Google since I was working inside Google during part of that time.
It quickly became apparent that it was a magnet for abuse, and while
the integration was eventually rescinded the damage had already been
done.
Google must be a serious sadomasochist to go anywhere near this dark
path again.
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