Google Flagged Its Own Chromebook Ad As Spam On YouTube (theverge.com)

AmiMoJo quotes The Verge: It's no secret that YouTube's algorithm for automatically flagging videos can be troublesome -- recent issues have seen content creators getting their videos demonetized for seemingly no reason -- but Google's latest faux pas might hit the company a little closer to home. Google posted an ad for its new Chromebook Pixel that is getting flagged as spam... It's particularly telling about whatever is happening with YouTube's algorithm that even official Google content is getting removed "for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and scams."

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Google is run by smart morons

[gweihir]

And they hired a lot more smart morons. Their problem is that they think their technology is so great it beats human beings. It does not. It is far, far inferior. Sure, for advertising, all these "AI" things seem to work, because advertising does not work in the first place. But for anything else, it becomes obvious on very short notice that this is not "AI" this is artificial stupidity.

Well, I hope some real alternatives to YouTube become available soon. Many, possibly most content creators will jump ship after having been fucked over this massively.

It is spam

[jfdavis668]

Isn't it?

Re:It is spam

[93 Escort Wagon]

Dear jfdavis668,

It has come to our attention that you have been posting subversive and inflammatory content using your Google account. As required by various applicable laws, we have automatically added your name to the watch lists we maintain in cooperation with US Homeland Security and Interpol. An interview team will be contacting you within the next few weeks.

Have a great day!

Your friends at Google

P.S. This email is sent from an unmonitored address. Replies will not be read.

Good algorithm

[lurker412]

Seems to work, then.

I've been encouraging this in comments.

[Mal-2]

I've told people to pick an innocuous video, preferably one owned by Google itself, and flag it out of existence. When it goes down, move on to another one. With a little organized and repeated action, maybe we can make the point that crowd "wisdom" is actually trolling in a lot of cases. It is a mistake to assume that people are not colluding to break the content removal mechanism, so let's prove it on something they actually care about. They sure as fuck don't care when it's Cody or Joerg Sprave or Thegn Thrand.

"spam, deceptive practices, and scams"

[VeryFluffyBunny]

Otherwise known as advertising. It's poetic when the world's largest advertising corporation calls itself out :)))