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YouTube does a number on us

On the "violative view rate" and the limits of transparency

Casey Newton
Apr 7, 2021
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Today let’s talk about a positive step that YouTube is taking toward cleaning up the platform — and consider the limits of regulation that begins and ends with tech companies’ self-reported data.

If you’ve watched a Congressional hearing lately, or read basically any story about harms caused by social networks, you know that often the questions social ne…

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