Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 week agoIf a change in the algorithm hurts, it may be a sign that the algorithm had been helping previously. No one questions the algorithm when viewership grows, but it’s largely to blame for the good and the bad.
TooManyGames@lemmy.world 1 week ago
True, but a platform where your income is dependent on an ever changing algorithm is not something a business can handle. Changes like that will drive away major channels and make them start to look for alternatives.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I mean you just described every website in the world, and their relationship with Google search engine traffic. Yes an algorithm can inject uncertainty into a business, but if one is entirely and exclusively dependent on one algorithm, is it really a business?
TooManyGames@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Very true. And it’s very worrying that so much of global online business is literally dependent of Googles good will.