r/technology • u/Regular_Eggplant_248 • Jul 21 '25

Social Media YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html
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u/drake_warrior Jul 22 '25

Platforms like TikTok will monetize the AI slop even if YouTube doesn't, the real issue is the people who watch it and produce it. There should be zero demand for it.

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u/jimothee Jul 22 '25

Producing it takes almost no effort. Watching takes no effort. For as long as I've lived, I've never felt like I shared a taste in media with my fellow Americans. However I never really thought about how American's preference for LCD media would eventually develop into something much more detrimental than just tasteless radio/television.