This morning I was trying to find a video via Youtube of a dust-up that happened in an MLB game last night. I tripped over an annoying video with a robotic voice and still images being scrolled across the screen. I thought I hit this same video more than once, but it may have been multiple videos after seeing what Destin has come up with.
This evening, I finally watched a Smarter Every Day video that's been in my notifications for a few days and lo, he starts talking about political videos that look exactly like the one that plagued me this morning.
The first third of the SED video is the part I thought would be interesting to Soylents. It explains how these multiple videos with subtle changes are intended to avoid detection by algorithms that are looking for repeat postings. Later he also looks at how they are using the different platforms to generate buzz on each other, pushing the fake content up in listings. (In the 9th minute we're shown how easy it is to buy likes and comments and a farm of hundreds of smart phones to get it done.)
The technical measures Big Tech (Youtube, Twitter, Facebook) are both employing and being inundated with to either protect us or get content in front of us is fascinating.
Part 2 and 3 will cover interviews with Twitter and Facebook. I'm sure there are folks here that were already familiar with these goings on, can you share with us any other places to educate ourselves?
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 06 2019, @01:38AM (2 children)
Any time you click a link, only to be exposed to a robovoice, the person who posted it has to come to your house, so you can slap him/her in the face.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 06 2019, @02:59AM (1 child)
I think this may be the very first time I have seen you post something I wholeheartedly agree with. Tell me, is the sky still blue? Just asking.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 06 2019, @01:26PM
Not today.