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Old 22-08-2022, 04:26 PM #1
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I've noticed something really suspicious about likes on YouTube videos.

Comments as banal as 'Great video. I like it' gets 147 likes.

'Thank you' gets 22 likes.

'Nice' gets 56 likes

But there are some really interesting comments with ZERO votes. Bizarre.

I cannot believe there were 56 people thought thought 'nice' was so fantastic it deserved an upthumb.
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I don't bother reading them now.
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You think 55 friends are getting together to vote up their mate?
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You think 55 friends are getting together to vote up their mate?
Tbf someone could be using bots to increase their likes.
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You think 55 friends are getting together to vote up their mate?
Nah, something bigger than that.
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Tbf someone could be using bots to increase their likes.
Yeah I think there are a lot of bots upthumbing videos, on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

I mean, that's why Musk decided not to buy Twitter. Too many fake accounts.
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i sporadically like something, mainly just music from newer talent because they can use that some extra i think
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Can't Say I've noticed much , but I've seen both minimum effort & maximum effort comments get a load of likes .
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Can't Say I've noticed much , but I've seen both minimum effort & maximum effort comments get a load of likes .
On the higher scale I see comments get crazy likes 2.7k for the dumbest remarks that just pass me by.
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Information about how to restore a (version of the) dislike counter on YouTube.

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(Basically there is an unofficial Chrome plugin, but it might come with some risk.)
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