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Above The Noise

YouTube Algorithms: How To Avoid the Rabbit Hole

How does YouTube know what you "want" to watch?

Aired 06/21/2019

FromDigital Studios

Above The Noise

YouTube Algorithms: How To Avoid the Rabbit Hole

Season 3 Episode 18 | 6m 29sVideo has Closed Captions

How does YouTube know what you "want" to watch?

We all know how easy it is to spend hours watching videos on YouTube. Why do we go down that rabbit hole? Mostly because of a combination of computer programming and marketing know-how called ALGORITHMS.

Aired 06/21/2019

FromDigital Studios

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

Above The Noise is a local public television program presented by KQED

Above The Noise

YouTube Algorithms: How To Avoid the Rabbit Hole

Season 3 Episode 18 | 6m 29sVideo has Closed Captions

We all know how easy it is to spend hours watching videos on YouTube. Why do we go down that rabbit hole? Mostly because of a combination of computer programming and marketing know-how called ALGORITHMS.

Aired 06/21/2019

FromDigital Studios

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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