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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Před 5 lety +1025

    This is the third video in a series I'm doing on social media manipulation. Facebook is an extremely interesting case to study. They're the largest social media platform in the world and one could argue they've felt the pain of this stuff more than any other platform. I find it to be EXTREMELY interesting that they're transitioning to an ACTIVE position on misinformation as opposed to REACTIVE. I think it's super easy for the public to dismiss what facebook says because of their branding/trust issues.... but regardless of what you think about the company, they are one of the most attacked platforms in the world. Therefore, they're the most experienced people at countering this threat. At times it seems like they're getting their butts kicked, and at others it seems like they're winning. Facebook is not blameless, but directing all of our conversational energy towards the platform itself avoids a major issue, namely the people using the platform to do harm, or to inauthentically promote/discredit something.
    The case of the fitness coach was disturbing. This is a well-known individual with millions of followers. She was clearly benefitting from inauthentic followers and commenters. Someone sympathetic to her clearly wrote the comments. The evidence was very damning in my opinion.... but ultimately I made the decision to blur our her page because attribution is difficult. What if someone purchased face comments on Smarter Every Day and said nice things, then framed me as the one who bought the comments? These are the types of things that undermine the very notion of social media integrity.
    Another thought here. If you don't use facebook, you may be tempted to leave an anti-facebook comment. Totally cool. I'm not a heavy facebook user myself. I don't post my videos to facebook often because of their intellectual property policies. That being said, I've noticed that the tone of many of these comments has a "superiority" feel to them, with most of the disdain directed at the platform facebook itself. I think this is extremely interesting because its possible platform manipulation has affected how you feel about these platforms themselves. The people I met are trying very hard to make a high integrity platform, but it's clear they are fighting a huge corrupt industry, and in some cases a literal disinformation war. My language will be more charitable in the future.

    • @darkxxhimxxlight
      @darkxxhimxxlight Před 5 lety

      SmarterEveryDay
      what is that thing on the wall in the upper right of the screen with the blinking lights?

    • @Rhialto
      @Rhialto Před 5 lety +2

      @@darkxxhimxxlight A clock, IIRC he talks about it in one of his video following people asking what it was just like you.

    • @dmarsub
      @dmarsub Před 5 lety +19

      Awesome series, thank you.
      I support the idea of the *Reddit* part. I think this is an interesting example as this hasn't been talked about a lot and people on reddit seem to think they are held to a higher standard than facebook or twitter.
      Let us hope they respond.
      Polarisation is a hugely important and fascinating topic.

    • @Jamie_kemp
      @Jamie_kemp Před 5 lety +4

      Able Reason reddit would be really interesting actually

    • @ali-huakbar2176
      @ali-huakbar2176 Před 5 lety +1

      Destin, if there is an infinite amount of decimals does that mean a second lasts forever? I thought about and came to you answer this. Like an infinite amount of decimals on a second means an infinite amount of time.

  • @coreyms
    @coreyms Před 5 lety +550

    I love your point about how extremist posts don't have to actually represent the legitimate viewpoint of anyone to be effective, but just need to represent some semblance of truth in order to get both sides ramped up with fear and insecurity. I don't think enough people are aware of that. Awesome series, Destin.

    • @CJWarlock
      @CJWarlock Před 4 lety +1

      I liked that part too. I think it was an important and needed statement.

    • @WCM1945
      @WCM1945 Před 3 lety

      @@HAL-dm1eh On the other hand, to label everything the CIA does as underhanded and counter to popular interests is to shoot yourself in the foot. Every agency has its bad actors, hence the demand to "defund the police". What we need to do is clean up what we have and carry on.

    • @AnimeFreak40K
      @AnimeFreak40K Před 2 lety +1

      I know this is a bit old, but seeing that part really stuck with me, and i have to say it's not something that I had honestly considered... but after watching this video I am more cognizant of this fact, and what it has inspired (if not outright caused) the actions people have taken.

  • @Qenton
    @Qenton Před 5 lety +253

    To quote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: “It is of course well known that careless talk costs lives, but the full scale of the problem is not always
    appreciated.”

    • @DeusExRequiem
      @DeusExRequiem Před 5 lety +21

      The rest of the quote goes into a story that, in short, tells us that no matter what you say, someone somewhere will be offended by it, no matter how inane it might be. The rest of it was a commentary that if people choose to be offended by things, then the only thing that will come of it is harm to themselves. Falls apart a bit because the fleet of starships gets eaten by a small dog, but I think that was the intent.

    • @br6768
      @br6768 Před 5 lety

      Hes a bot!

    • @fellowcitizen
      @fellowcitizen Před 5 lety +4

      In the heady days of the Galactic Empire everyone was rich, and no one was poor (at least no one worth mentioning.) ;)

  • @jake9705
    @jake9705 Před 3 lety +22

    17:26 -- That 3D chess demo took way more time than people would guess and no one is even appreciating it in the comments.
    I got you ❤❤❤

  • @9a3eedi
    @9a3eedi Před 4 lety +136

    Social Media: the only winning move is not to play

    • @pinkdink1210
      @pinkdink1210 Před 4 lety +1

      Ooooooooh.

    • @buttonasas
      @buttonasas Před 4 lety +6

      But do make sure to be social otherwise. And, boy, is it hard if all that your peers use is social media.

    • @monrodeo100
      @monrodeo100 Před 3 lety +3

      Too late the proverbial cat is out of the bag, you can't put the Genie back in the bottle

    • @9a3eedi
      @9a3eedi Před 3 lety +5

      @@monrodeo100 I do agree. But really, I've stopped using social media (Twitter and Facebook), except for whatsapp and chat programs, if those count, only looking at links people send me without logging in or commenting. You don't really lose much and life moves on normally.

    • @michaelcoons7037
      @michaelcoons7037 Před 3 lety +1

      not to play, agreed.

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 Před 5 lety +2045

    Hah, can't manipulate me when I don't use Facebook
    Next video: "People are Manipulating You on CZcams"
    _oh shi-_

    • @minilooper5546
      @minilooper5546 Před 5 lety +14

      Lol so true😂

    • @hajkie
      @hajkie Před 5 lety +30

      Haha. Well i know for a fact that people are manipulating me all the time, so hah!... er.. wait.

    • @sushantkulkarni97
      @sushantkulkarni97 Před 5 lety +3

      xD

    • @woubaey
      @woubaey Před 5 lety +130

      He already made that video

    • @JuankM1050
      @JuankM1050 Před 5 lety +7

      Actually if you visit a page have button Facebook share, that thing is tracking you. It does not matter if you have a no

  • @AlexHeisEngholm
    @AlexHeisEngholm Před 5 lety +1415

    These videos should be a standard thing in elementary schools.

    • @iexposehackers1048
      @iexposehackers1048 Před 5 lety +3

      Vinay N.K are you stupid?? You must be cause you didn’t even use quotation marks when quoting him.

    • @TheLeodrake
      @TheLeodrake Před 5 lety +6

      @@iexposehackers1048 you must be also cuz you had to edit your orginal comment......lol

    • @iexposehackers1048
      @iexposehackers1048 Před 5 lety +2

      leo drake its “edited” because i added something to it idiot. Not cause i had to correct myself. My original comment was “are you stupid??” Then i saw he didnt even use quotation marks for a quote so it kind of answered my question

    • @iexposehackers1048
      @iexposehackers1048 Před 5 lety

      leo drake he used apostophes to quote someone, look i was gunna add this to my response to you but since you think editing comments means you’re stupid i decided to make a new comment for this.

    • @ymj4256
      @ymj4256 Před 5 lety +2

      Consider the speed which a topic is teach over by school.
      I would say it won't be so effective.

  • @Loki_Yogi
    @Loki_Yogi Před 3 lety +8

    Just found your channel while I was searching CZcams in order to find something that my older brother and my mom could follow, and these 3 videos are by far the most in depth, well thought out and concise of anything else I've ever come across.
    I'm really trying to change the attitude and the consequences around using social media and family/friends discussions. This content should be a requirement to sign up to use the different platforms. We all need to be better informed.
    THANK YOU SIR FOR ALL THE HARD WORK!

  • @priscillah6064
    @priscillah6064 Před 5 lety +79

    Destin, I have been highly impressed with the wisdom with which you have approached this subject. In a highly polarised world, I appreciate your efforts not only to educate, but also to reunite, us all. God bless you!

  • @PushyPawn
    @PushyPawn Před 5 lety +525

    I quit FB 3 years before i quit smoking.
    My biggest regret is not quitting FB sooner.

    • @nickiebanchou
      @nickiebanchou Před 5 lety +23

      congratulations you litteral hero of mankind , where should i build your statue?

    • @PushyPawn
      @PushyPawn Před 5 lety +41

      @@nickiebanchou Several already have been built around the world.

    • @UrbanaticLemonade
      @UrbanaticLemonade Před 5 lety +12

      agree. But Do you know that Facebook has not quit following you

    • @bite027_ketansharma6
      @bite027_ketansharma6 Před 5 lety

      That's deep

    • @davidgumazon
      @davidgumazon Před 5 lety

      @@UrbanaticLemonade CERN

  • @blenderguru
    @blenderguru Před 5 lety +300

    Incredible series. Such a brilliant explanation of the complexity of this problem.

    • @NathanLantz
      @NathanLantz Před 5 lety +13

      Wow! Even Blender Guru likes this series!
      BTW thanks for the videos man! Your beginners tutorial videos really helped me a lot!

    • @keithws2779
      @keithws2779 Před 5 lety +5

      Surprised to see you here. Not really sure why... Lol.

    • @mughalspy
      @mughalspy Před 5 lety +2

      Nice try, bot!! xD

    • @derstreber2
      @derstreber2 Před 5 lety +3

      well I will dissent, breaking from the norm it would seem, I did find some problems with this series on several levels. Unfortunately it is to complicated for me to go to much in depth, but hey there are plenty of "yay this is awesome comments", with no facts backing them up so one guy being a naysayer with likewise nothing to put forward should at least even it out a bit lol.
      btw I really like your Blender stuff Andrew :)

    • @cheery-hex
      @cheery-hex Před 5 lety

      not really.

  • @LifehopeDance
    @LifehopeDance Před 3 lety +1

    Discovered your channel a few weeks ago and found your videos really fun and informative. Then I found this series. Thank you so much for taking the time and doing the work to help us understand what’s going on and ways to help counter it! So appreciate this series.

  • @benadamson4942
    @benadamson4942 Před 3 lety

    THIS is the type of content we need! What a great, informational, and worthwhile thing to watch. We need to know about these things now more than ever. Thanks, Destin!

  • @toddtucker50
    @toddtucker50 Před 5 lety +139

    I've always loved your channel, but after this series, you've earned a Patron. Thanks for making quality content. Keep up the good work

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 5 lety +3

      Thank you very much.

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Před 5 lety +4

      @DirtRoadTraveler well hello there misinformation soldier. Come to the light. We have love.

  • @DanJan09
    @DanJan09 Před 5 lety +505

    But even worse, Facebook is manipulating you on Facebook.

    • @DanJan09
      @DanJan09 Před 5 lety +34

      @@a.s.239 this is the sad part.
      It is awesome that he is showing the "war" part in these videos and podcasts. but completely ignoring the "inside games" is just fueling the the cooperations with motivation to keep up their shady, biased and harmful behavior.

    • @AndyOO6
      @AndyOO6 Před 5 lety

      lol

    • @Marin3r101
      @Marin3r101 Před 5 lety +3

      This is true, it is what the platform has become.

    • @dipi71
      @dipi71 Před 5 lety +14

      Conclusion: don’t use Facebook.
      It’s easy. And you have more time to spare each day.

    • @ImaZaphod
      @ImaZaphod Před 5 lety +6

      @John Doe You faked poorly being a liberal. Try again. 😂

  • @steltron
    @steltron Před 4 lety

    This type of video isn't what brought me to SmarterEveryDay, but it's the most interesting video I've seen you make. Very interesting, very detail oriented, and you are making sure to get the story right. The problem is massive, and we need to keep our eyes out for those that are trying to decide us. Thanks Destin!

  • @JimFikes
    @JimFikes Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks Dustin. This Manipulating series has been a tremendous learning experience. I really appreciate the attitude you have taken of grace and understanding between us all.

  • @DanStone1025
    @DanStone1025 Před 5 lety +146

    Destin, this whole series has been awesome. Thanks for investing your time and energy.

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers Před 5 lety +37

    I like your point about how over-reacting to a first incident (online manipulation) can result in an even worse secondary incident (loss of a free internet).

    • @ohauss
      @ohauss Před 2 lety

      Not reacting can have precisely the same consequence. Cf. Popper's paradox of tolerance.
      Not to mention that Facebook itself is actively promoting manipulation by banning frustrated experts on various topics for not coddling and pampering manipulators.

  • @JCtheMusicMan_
    @JCtheMusicMan_ Před 3 lety +4

    I love how you apply the principles of engineering and problem solving to everything you do. Keep up the great work Destin!

  • @t00bed
    @t00bed Před 4 lety

    Destin, this series is one of the most important information series on the net right now. I share this when relevant. Great job on all of these videos.

  • @tommyvictorbuch6960
    @tommyvictorbuch6960 Před 5 lety +201

    If you find it difficult to get rid of Facebook - you should get rid of Facebook.

    • @haulin
      @haulin Před 5 lety +3

      By that logic, if you find it difficult to get rid of your house, you should get rid of your house.

    • @AlkaRez
      @AlkaRez Před 5 lety +19

      @@haulin thatsnot the logic he using...

    • @DapperHesher
      @DapperHesher Před 5 lety +3

      Facebook is a cesspool. Super easy to leave that.

    • @nesa1126
      @nesa1126 Před 5 lety +4

      I can't get rid of youtube. I am trapped here.

    • @TheRmbomo
      @TheRmbomo Před 5 lety +2

      @@haulin Many people buy what they cannot afford, trapping them in a job, etc. that doesn't make them happy, so yes, some people may be happier if they got a cheaper house, started renting, etc.

  • @covertrabbit8867
    @covertrabbit8867 Před 5 lety +103

    Manipulation is when your watch a 30 second clip of a 20 minute incident and come to a conclusion.

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 Před 5 lety +15

      not even just that ".. and come to a conclusion [that they tell you]"

    • @kobusdowney5291
      @kobusdowney5291 Před 5 lety +8

      Are we talking about what happened to a certain guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time wearing a certain hat with a "punchable face" according to some FB users?

    • @flacjacket
      @flacjacket Před 5 lety +4

      The Covington Catholic situation springs to mind.

    • @kobusdowney5291
      @kobusdowney5291 Před 5 lety +1

      @John Doe is there such a thing as non partisan. If there is, I have yet to see it.

    • @garetclaborn
      @garetclaborn Před 5 lety

      i'd call that more, "taking advantage of human laziness"

  • @martixbg
    @martixbg Před 4 lety +1

    This has been eye-opening, even for someone who thought they understood how to behave online and parse online behaviour. So thanks for these. Highly underrated videos.

  • @alexraff3030
    @alexraff3030 Před rokem

    Thank you for this. So needed. what a journey this will be. good luck we're here with ya

  • @koeryn
    @koeryn Před 5 lety +205

    I've really enjoyed this series, thank you for spreading information to us all.

    • @spacemanspiff131313
      @spacemanspiff131313 Před 5 lety +4

      This really is a phenomenal series. No attempt at finding a single person/entity to blame for all the worlds problems but still pointing out the role tech giants have played in dangerous and unique new global challenge.

  • @argon1613
    @argon1613 Před 5 lety +103

    This should be #1 on trending, this is so important and informative. Thank you Dustin

    • @nighttrain1565
      @nighttrain1565 Před 5 lety +1

      It should! But the manipulation he is speaking of is exactly why it won't lol

    • @SteamChicken
      @SteamChicken Před 5 lety +2

      DESTIN

    • @chopinbloc
      @chopinbloc Před 5 lety +2

      You really think CZcams wants this stuff to be more widely known? "Trending" is just "staff picks". No way would CZcams choose this video. And stop looking at trending. It's absolute cancer.

  • @kynahjai
    @kynahjai Před 5 lety

    thank you so much for this series, its very fascinating but also helpful, on instagram businesses are constantly fighting the new code to be seen and the new code is constantly updating to stop these threats. The little businesses feel like they're fighting in the dark but this shows a very important why.

  • @JevonWright
    @JevonWright Před 3 lety

    Now more than ever it's important to keep this topic in mind. Thank you for your hard work in doing this series 💖

  • @tirone231
    @tirone231 Před 5 lety +212

    Hey SmarterEveryDay, did you happen to ask the Facebook people about their company selling data to groups like Cambridge Analytica so that ads can be specifically targeted, including ads which are designed to sway voters? Or why your barber friend never got information back from Instagram? I appreciate that this video is attempting to bring transparency to major social media, AND I AGREE WITH THE TIPS PROVIDED, but if we treat them like they've suddenly become our friends, then we forget that they themselves helped create the problem. They don't deserve our full trust, yet.

    • @TheMetalButcher
      @TheMetalButcher Před 5 lety +10

      They were talking about this somewhat on his podcast. Matt Whitman (sp?) was much more cautious like you than Destin was.

    • @z-beeblebrox
      @z-beeblebrox Před 5 lety +17

      That sounds like a great way to not be able to interview them at all. Yeah, don't trust Facebook, but if you want access to how they're thinking and what strategies they're employing on this subject, you can't afford to engage with them hostilely

    • @magentasound_
      @magentasound_ Před 5 lety +3

      While I agree, I don't think speaking to the people that deal with spam and deception and manipulative content is gonna be the time to ask that if you want to get any remotely useful answer.

    • @MarioManTV
      @MarioManTV Před 5 lety +19

      In the Cambridge Analytica case, they used an API designed by Facebook to integrate Facebook data with 3rd party apps. This was designed for things like calendar apps, alternative clients to read Facebook posts, etc. That was the intended use-case of the API. Everyone that handed over access to their data here had to willingly permit access via the Cambridge Analytica app. The exception is the friends of those users, as anything their friends had shared with them were also now shared with Cambridge Analytica.
      At face value, it makes sense why friend data would be shared. Say a 3rd party wanted to display your friends’ birthdays on their calendar app. They couldn’t do that without some access to what your friends shared with you. In the Cambridge Analytica case, they requested all possible permissions that could be granted by the API. As an intuitive example, look at it as though the users that granted these permissions did the equivalent of signing in to their Facebook on Cambridge Analytica’s laptop and telling them to look through whatever they wanted.
      The other major issue is that Cambridge Analytica violated Facebook’s API access policy by storing user information on their own servers. This is why Facebook’s response has been a matter of more closely monitoring who they allow to use the API and reducing the amount of data that can be accessed via the API.
      As far as I know, the only money Facebook made off of this was through the ads they sold. There was no monetary exchange involved in API access. Additionally, it’s worth noting that advertisers target specific groups, but that the ad platform does not allow the advertisers to directly know who are in those groups. They do not sell their marketing data, but they sell their ad platform service, which uses that marketing data.

    • @ZeroMass
      @ZeroMass Před 5 lety +1

      @James Thompson
      "including ads which are designed to sway voters"
      How so??

  • @muddi900
    @muddi900 Před 5 lety +80

    Me: 'Yes the NATO guy is coming, more cool graffiti.'
    NATO guy: *Broadcasting from home*

  • @AgustinCabra
    @AgustinCabra Před 5 lety +4

    Hi Destin, your work is amazing I appreciate all your effort your legitimate and transparent content, you are setting your grains of sand to make the internet better in many ways by empowering your audience with knowledge. Thank You!!

  • @sos5849
    @sos5849 Před 4 lety

    Im so glad I found your channel again! Lots of catching up to do :)

  • @flora_76
    @flora_76 Před 5 lety +56

    "we really care about people"... now here are some ads we think you'll like based on your conversation that we were listening to without your permission
    also we leaked all your info
    also we don't care about you

    • @ge2719
      @ge2719 Před 5 lety +6

      Yup. Was speaking to my friend on fb messenger one day about a video about ethical hacking... Next day guess what adverts were on my facebook page. "Retrain as an ethical hacker..."
      Thats effed up.

    • @Baigle1
      @Baigle1 Před 5 lety +3

      3rd party principle. Plus CIA bought into facebook in 2004-2005 through In-Q-Tel.
      You don't like how Facebook operates? Tell people. Stop using it. Consumer freedom.

    • @Baigle1
      @Baigle1 Před 4 lety

      You're talking about Micro$oft now.

  • @starwolf621
    @starwolf621 Před 3 lety

    StarWolf here.
    Shared these three vids with several friends and they appreciated it. :)
    Thanks again for making this series!

  • @TheFabel1337
    @TheFabel1337 Před 3 lety

    Yet another amazing episode! GREAT mini series man! The best I have ever seen from you!

  • @BraxenMcConnell
    @BraxenMcConnell Před 5 lety +14

    I love that we are taking a closer look at social media, both in ways that it is manipulated, and well as the effects it has on our personal, real life relationships. Both this and Casey’s recent videos are on point! Love that the big CZcamsrs are getting behind it too!

  • @Peter_Riis_DK
    @Peter_Riis_DK Před 5 lety +24

    Facebook providing meaningful and authentic experiences? Why did you not question that, Destin - man?

  • @johnoconnor4941
    @johnoconnor4941 Před 3 lety

    I absolutely appreciate your content. From the helicopter and gyro series to the air cannon. To the audio on your other channel. This series has just reinforced my belief that I will only trust others if they present their do the right thing for the right reason. According to my core beliefs. Thank you Destin. Thumbs up and keep it up... GB

  • @joaoluiz7388
    @joaoluiz7388 Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing content Dentin, thanks for spreading that kind of knowledge.

  • @KurtMcScotsman
    @KurtMcScotsman Před 5 lety +4

    Truly excellent series!
    Not the regular content that I'm used to seeing on your channel, but I'm so glad you made this series!
    I thought it was just a small problem, but your videos really opened my eyes.
    Great job, thanks for the high quality content!

  • @iowyyn
    @iowyyn Před 5 lety +7

    Destin, this was an amazing series! Thank you for getting this done for us.

  • @georgedwilkinson
    @georgedwilkinson Před 4 lety +1

    Another great video. You’re keeping me from going to sleep with this series.
    I wish I understood how to get my loved ones to understand this.

  • @selosindis
    @selosindis Před 4 lety

    Thank you, Destin, for this important work. We need this today more than ever.

  • @p1ural391
    @p1ural391 Před 5 lety +13

    Thank you for making such an awesome series. I don't usually engage in social media but these videos are definitely worth sharing.

  • @AndrewDeneHelbig
    @AndrewDeneHelbig Před 5 lety +8

    Thanks so much for this series. It's been super informative and I hope to see more videos like this in the future. Thanks Destin!

  • @parisfamilyvlogsparisfamil3424

    These three videos are amazing and horrifying to watch. Thank you for making the deep dive so digestible. I'm recommending these to everyone - especially parents.

  • @knobblystudios6237
    @knobblystudios6237 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Destin. This is a VERY interesting and more than a little bit terrifying series. Thanks for all the effort to highlight what is actually going on.

  • @tylerweissman
    @tylerweissman Před 5 lety +22

    I quit Facebook 9 years ago. My only regret is not quitting sooner.

    • @ArsynZ
      @ArsynZ Před 5 lety +2

      It doesn't matter. If it's not Facebook, it's Instagram. If not Instagram, it's Twitter. Whatever is the go-to social app is what they will use to distort facts and beliefs. Those that wish to influence, will use whatever platform is available.

  • @CKOD
    @CKOD Před 5 lety +177

    Facebook:"Grr, manipulators" Also facebook: "We manipulate the stuff we find distateful, even if it doesnt cross the line enough that we can remove it"

    • @RussellPolo
      @RussellPolo Před 5 lety +27

      I couldn't believe they said it, and then Dustin didn't react to it. They remarked, as if it was perfectly fine, that they explicitly suppress content that doesn't violate the community standards. Why isn't this being exposed like the bombshell that it is?

    • @Baigle1
      @Baigle1 Před 5 lety +4

      @Barb Mulvaney "The People's Facebook."

    • @wallybutler3287
      @wallybutler3287 Před 5 lety +6

      @@Baigle1 the "peoples republic of FB" comrade.

    • @wallybutler3287
      @wallybutler3287 Před 5 lety +4

      @G G , FB enforcement of those terms violate the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968.

    • @benja_mint
      @benja_mint Před 4 lety +9

      @@RussellPolo i didn't see any problem with it. they're just trying to discourage people from posting things that even get close to the border of the community standards. i.e. you can still post it (maintaining freedom of speech) but it will be less likely to go viral (keeping the internet from just being some kind of wild west 4chan situation). i think its genius, and a perfect solution

  • @soundphile988
    @soundphile988 Před 4 lety

    I find it sad that probably one of the currently most important and informative videos of this channel has fewer views compared to its other uploads, thank you for this in depth content about Facebook, Twitter and youtube manipulation, There are still way too many people out there who are not understanding/believing how much impact these things can have on our everyday life. SmarterEveryDay is probably one of the smartest youtube channels on youtube you can find

  • @proberts34
    @proberts34 Před 3 lety

    Very informative and interesting video Dustin. Thanks for posting this series.

  • @DavidCaddock
    @DavidCaddock Před 5 lety +21

    Deleted my account about a year ago. Best decision ever. Forces me to actually interact and keep with the important people in my life, much more authentic and satisfying.

    • @jamessmith785
      @jamessmith785 Před 5 lety +2

      @@spencexxx Have you never heard of a cell phone or direct instant messaging? You don't NEED social media to keep in touch with people you care about and are important to your life.

    • @9thGenerationCajun
      @9thGenerationCajun Před 5 lety

      Yet here you are on social media

  • @redline870
    @redline870 Před 5 lety +3

    Incredible series, so well researched and explained! I love this channel!

  • @COMPUTRXJAMO
    @COMPUTRXJAMO Před 5 lety

    you have scratched the surface of the internet issues of the future I watched all three of your videos and I have learned so much thank you

  • @michaelgobald5403
    @michaelgobald5403 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for this great series, Destin!

  • @jjc5475
    @jjc5475 Před 5 lety +35

    you're a bit too nice to facebook imo. these problems have been an issue for a long time. but it's only now that they do something about it.
    it's better to get some of the other sides too. privacy groups, tech journalists. ect.
    just my opinion.

    • @ViggaTron
      @ViggaTron Před 5 lety +1

      Totally agree

    • @andremaripasturan3225
      @andremaripasturan3225 Před 5 lety

      I agree i thought this would be like a breaking through facebook dark schemes but it turned out that it doesn't, it would really take for u to have balls of steel to do that i guess

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521

    I can’t wait until people don’t know what Facebook is

    • @halasimov1362
      @halasimov1362 Před 5 lety

      -4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction
      Post apocalypse..

    • @FreeER
      @FreeER Před 5 lety +3

      I still know what myspace is/was... you're going to be waiting a long fing time.

    • @halasimov1362
      @halasimov1362 Před 5 lety +1

      FreeER atubeacct
      After they become the ministry of truth and burn all history books we may forget it's old name! When we are all just illiterate consumers strapped into VR goggles.. But at that point why will they keep us around at all? Maybe the matrix was not about using humans as batteries at all, maybe that is just how our future technocratic Utopia will look! 😂 The robots are like "We made you guys parks and stuff but you all just climbed into those silly simulator pods"

    • @GarrusN7
      @GarrusN7 Před 5 lety +1

      This is bigger than Facebook. Any and all social media is subject to this stuff. Facebook can disappear tomorrow and the bots and the bad actors won't They will just follow the people to the next big social site.

    • @MrRourk
      @MrRourk Před 5 lety

      Partiko is waiting for you

  • @samlrodriguez
    @samlrodriguez Před 5 lety

    Great information! I hope this video series makes us a little more understanding towards each other. That's for your hard work Destin!

  • @Arch1701ATB
    @Arch1701ATB Před 3 lety

    Dude, this series is so good and important.

  • @AabhasLall
    @AabhasLall Před 5 lety +127

    Never clicked a video so fast! Was waiting for the facebook version of this series, considering the elections going on in my country and the immense role facebook has played in polarizing the people of India.

    • @Alefjan
      @Alefjan Před 5 lety

      Man there is even a mention in this videos about the influence of this type of ""attack " on Brazil(my country)

    • @MrFadeout53
      @MrFadeout53 Před 5 lety +4

      Is this a misinformation account?

    • @Q_QQ_Q
      @Q_QQ_Q Před 5 lety

      @Alef Janguas he mentioned brazil .

    • @halasimov1362
      @halasimov1362 Před 5 lety +2

      Oh no facebook "polarized" people. Better trust facebook to shape your opinions better, being told how to think makes for great democracy 😂

    • @halasimov1362
      @halasimov1362 Před 5 lety +1

      Joey Freedom
      This is a misinformation channel.. Well most are, so lets call it an "Information" channel. One that happens to be affiliated with big tech like google, 23 and me, and the DOD. No pushing of narratives done here, I am sure of it! ;)

  • @MrGBZ
    @MrGBZ Před 5 lety +12

    Amazing work, im a teacher in South Mexico and you help me and my students a lot. Keep up, we appreciate you and your passion for knowledge. Thanks! God bless u

  • @starwarsron
    @starwarsron Před 4 lety

    This is incredible, thank you for this series

  • @themeek351
    @themeek351 Před 4 lety

    Love ya three times man! Great series! I learned a lot, as usual!

  • @drakono82
    @drakono82 Před 5 lety +34

    8:41 Facebook employee (also, in addition to Twitter) confirms practicing shadow banning.

    • @SolarLiner
      @SolarLiner Před 5 lety +2

      This is not shadow banning as it does not target the person, only the content, and it's not a binary "either it's shown or it's not".

    • @magentasound_
      @magentasound_ Před 5 lety +4

      Not banning, just reducing in the algorithm, and that's been happening for tons of different reasons since the beginning of websites with too much content to manually curate

    • @ge2719
      @ge2719 Před 5 lety +1

      @@SolarLiner except if someone posts content it is essentially shadow banning the person.

  • @mchiodox69
    @mchiodox69 Před 5 lety +4

    Great job...please keep this topic at the forefront!

  • @lorenza2589
    @lorenza2589 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for doing this series. Do more!

  • @DjSadhu
    @DjSadhu Před 4 lety

    Thanks for a non judgemental perspective on this. Been enjoying your videos mate.

  • @mathiasramirez3975
    @mathiasramirez3975 Před 5 lety +3

    Amazingly nuanced video. A very deep look into complex social mechanisms is all to hard to come by now.

  • @korvokorvo
    @korvokorvo Před 5 lety +3

    These very "topical" smarter every day videos are great! (even moreso than the usual ones)!

  • @MetalAllDayAllNight
    @MetalAllDayAllNight Před 4 lety +9

    9:37 wow that is devious! You just blew my mind. I think I'm pretty smart but I would have never thought someone would go to those lengths to sway my opinion about a group or person.

  • @vizion4724
    @vizion4724 Před 4 lety

    Love this series so much. Thank you!

  • @littlegrape9335
    @littlegrape9335 Před 5 lety +104

    Nah I don’t get manipulated.
    But i do the things CZcams tells me

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv Před 5 lety +4

      Little Grape so you do

    • @QPoily
      @QPoily Před 5 lety +2

      @@phantom-xb6wv woosh

    • @imtoospartan1134
      @imtoospartan1134 Před 5 lety +1

      QPoily woooosh with 4 o’s

    • @Sghoch
      @Sghoch Před 5 lety

      Never do something without research, at least you can see process and result on youtube

    • @cormano64
      @cormano64 Před 5 lety

      Two things I see here:
      - People not getting the joke
      - People daring to question our Lord and Savior CZcams

  • @Fostenel
    @Fostenel Před 5 lety +7

    I'm way more worried about Facebook manipulating what I see than I am about fake accounts and campaigns trying to do the same. The answer to bad free speech is more (good) free speech. Giving permission to Facebook to censor things you find offensive or manipulative is going to backfire on you some day when Facebook decides that it doesn't like something YOU'RE saying. Social media companies should focus on giving users better control to choose for themselves what they do or don't want to see.

  • @Roberto-lc6yz
    @Roberto-lc6yz Před 3 lety

    As you like to say, you have earned my subscription with this series Dustin.

  • @sebastianlipp7649
    @sebastianlipp7649 Před 5 lety

    Wish really good videos like this one would get even more views. I feel like in this series you have mentioned some of THE biggest challenges we're facing for the future of the internet and in society. The problem is that people who are NOT native to technology (like my parents and most of their generation) can't even start to grasp what this means and how extensive these problems/challenges are. Thank you so much for making this as digestible as possible!

  • @helbatoory
    @helbatoory Před 5 lety +7

    the problem is unbeatable, because its in the nature of social media sites for this to happen. these sites were made for advertising and commercial gain and to sell your info, and they thrive off of controversial and polarizing posts since those get the most attention. their attempts to be more transparent and provide information about each post is just a way for them to say that theyre doing something, because a person who is scrolling through they're feed and sees something that makes them feel emotional or riles them up, wont be thinking to follow links and find put if its true or no. especially if it confirms some bias of theirs. theyre going to get hyped up and share that post without a second thought. i would love to see the actually percentage of fb users who click those links and try to find the sources and validity of a post

  • @HTPCYMC
    @HTPCYMC Před 5 lety +335

    _Mark Zuckerberg wants to know your location_

    • @dorupero
      @dorupero Před 5 lety +8

      sips_water.mp4

    • @thetruth9405
      @thetruth9405 Před 5 lety

      Good 1

    • @jaytinstewart
      @jaytinstewart Před 5 lety

      Just unsubscribed, they want more control because them getting caught stealing your info was an accident and they blame that fault on good people who speak truths they hate

    • @salmondon7592
      @salmondon7592 Před 5 lety +12

      *he already knows your location*

    • @abandonedmuse
      @abandonedmuse Před 5 lety

      How to properly clean your metal computer and the color of your underwear

  • @greypoet2
    @greypoet2 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for this informative content. Subscribed because of it. Fits in perfectly with what I've been seeing.

  • @adamknudson9089
    @adamknudson9089 Před 5 lety +2

    It’s an awesome video and thank you for making it. Nice work!
    It’s still another reason to stay off the platform altogether...
    If you’re not paying for a service, that means you’re the product

  • @Overonator
    @Overonator Před 5 lety +11

    Distin how is it possible to keep your faith out of politics when your faith shapes your worldview and your worldview shapes your politics?

  • @p0tat0killer
    @p0tat0killer Před 5 lety +35

    I instantly thought about the Artikel 13 nonsense in EU. A law that might chain the innocent!

  • @The124cbr
    @The124cbr Před 5 lety

    Great work Destin.
    I fear you're trying to educate people who don't want to listen, but this series has been fantastic.
    More education on matters like this could eventually make enough of a difference that we are able to recognise the dangers ourselves and not only no longer require algorythims and teams to detect them, but render this method of influence so ineffective that it is no longer used.

  • @Barukh
    @Barukh Před 2 lety

    This series has been very enlightening to me in more subjects than engineering, technology or social media. Thanks for all the info and God bless.

  • @bighoss8793
    @bighoss8793 Před 5 lety +253

    Facebook doesn't like manipulaters because that's their business.

    • @royalty_the1892
      @royalty_the1892 Před 5 lety +9

      Their* = ownership. That is their car.
      There= place. He's standing over there.
      They're= (they are) group. They're going to have a party.
      That right there is their car and they're gonna be using it.

    • @rr-pe1ev
      @rr-pe1ev Před 4 lety +4

      @@royalty_the1892 who cares, many people from other counties

    • @antediluvianspy1708
      @antediluvianspy1708 Před 4 lety +4

      @@rr-pe1ev Who cares, learn English.

    • @kevinbutton4580
      @kevinbutton4580 Před 4 lety +3

      @@royalty_the1892 some people don't speak flueqent English buddy 😉

    • @kevinbutton4580
      @kevinbutton4580 Před 4 lety +5

      @@antediluvianspy1708 who cares go learn German

  • @MrBenObi1
    @MrBenObi1 Před 4 lety +8

    I'm sooo sorry I haven't seen this before... This is AMAZING thanks for the info... I am going to share this ...

  • @prenom_nom
    @prenom_nom Před 4 lety

    This video was better structured than the two last ones, it is clearer, continue like this ;

  • @GlargodSr
    @GlargodSr Před 4 lety

    I watched all three videos in this series. It is superb. keep it up 👍👌🖖.

  • @marksw5499
    @marksw5499 Před 5 lety +51

    Social media is a complete waste of time unless you're running a business.

    • @accutronitisthe2nd95
      @accutronitisthe2nd95 Před 4 lety

      I agree!

    • @FredLarracuente
      @FredLarracuente Před 4 lety +3

      Depends on what type of business you run and your target audience. I have a very successful IT consulting firm and only have LinkedIn but most of my new and current business is conducted by word of mouth and real human interactions.

    • @MaximusMuleti
      @MaximusMuleti Před 4 lety

      It wouldnt be viable to run a small business on social media unless you had people just wandering the social media wastelands

    • @MelaninMagdalene
      @MelaninMagdalene Před 4 lety

      Or studying humanity

    • @davidjr3769
      @davidjr3769 Před 4 lety

      Mark SW lol right , that’s all I use it for. It works very well when advertising. Facebook advertising works so good for small businesses at least for us because you can target people within certain miles of your business.

  • @esatd34
    @esatd34 Před 5 lety +34

    When your country blocks a VPN providers website...

    • @ramilehti
      @ramilehti Před 5 lety +5

      You get another VPN provider. Or you roll your own.

    • @Crashandburn999
      @Crashandburn999 Před 5 lety +3

      So then you use that very same VPN to access their own website because only the website was banned, and not the entire service itself because the government is incompetent.

    • @pratibhabansod6024
      @pratibhabansod6024 Před 5 lety

      Which country lol

    • @smitty7326
      @smitty7326 Před 5 lety +1

      @@pratibhabansod6024 China is one example

    • @renzocoppola4664
      @renzocoppola4664 Před 5 lety

      VPNs are dumb. Don't use a VPN, use TOR but with proper care.

  • @proberts34
    @proberts34 Před 3 lety

    Very informative and interesting video Dustin. Thanks for posting.

  • @denissevaldiviac
    @denissevaldiviac Před 5 lety

    Amazing eye opening episode, keep up the great work please!

  • @ElDaumo
    @ElDaumo Před 5 lety +246

    facebook is not interested in preventing manipulation on their platform. they are just interested in regulating manipulation that doesnt benefit them.

    • @kirschkern8260
      @kirschkern8260 Před 5 lety +11

      Facebook itself is based on Manipulating the mind of a human who use Facebook.
      Now Facebook must taste its own "Medicin"!

    • @RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr
      @RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr Před 5 lety +8

      Facebook is a company, companies work for profits only.

    • @andrewtucker7990
      @andrewtucker7990 Před 5 lety +2

      Amen

    • @nobilprize
      @nobilprize Před 4 lety +2

      Congrats people, you have been played by a bot account. XD don't believe me check his account he is not following any channel, no liked videos, no playlist and 11 subs to his name for a blank account. LOL till my heart stop XD XD XD

    • @chalupagrande8544
      @chalupagrande8544 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kirschkern8260 like Sean Parker said: the foundation of the social media site is a “social-validation feedback loop” and that the algorithm subconsciously exploits psychological vulnerabilities.
      “Which is exactly the kind of thing a hacker like myself would come up with,”
      When a user received a like or a comment on a post, the user experienced a “little dopamine hit”, which encourages them to want to post again.

  • @axessdenyd
    @axessdenyd Před 5 lety +3

    Facebook: We want to control what you see, but these people are gaming the system so you see other things!
    Me: So stop curating my news feed and just show me what my friends post, then none of this is an issue.

    • @AhnafAbdullah
      @AhnafAbdullah Před 5 lety

      This doesn't solve your problem, as your friends can also share similar persuasive content which can trick you, or they can simply hack one of your friend's accounts and then use that to quietly distribute likes/comments that meet a certain agenda,

    • @axessdenyd
      @axessdenyd Před 5 lety

      Only if you blindly believe whatever you see.

  • @LordTelperion
    @LordTelperion Před 5 lety

    Excellent series. Keep up the good work.

  • @BradColemanisHere
    @BradColemanisHere Před 5 lety

    Thank you for doing this. I am going to show this to my kids. It's hard to explain what's happening but you're helping me find the words. I don't want them to mistrust everything they see but I do want them to think about its source.

  • @jasonschmidt777
    @jasonschmidt777 Před 5 lety +64

    This a fake comment, that I paid to put on here! 🤖

  • @V1ctoria00
    @V1ctoria00 Před 5 lety +5

    i cant help but notice how well you advertise now considering all this information. best vpn ad you have constructed yet.

  • @k.b.jepperson1716
    @k.b.jepperson1716 Před 4 lety

    I Loved this video, I think its knowledge everybody should know, reading the comments below was one example of the mis information attacks calculated to pit us against each other. I started watching these videos with the backwards bike and ive been smarter everyday with that one video alone. I love your approach to science and your reasoning skills when faced with current events. My goal is to be able to do something similarly constructive and positive with myself and my life to share the way you have done thank you!!!

  • @KeatrithAmakiir
    @KeatrithAmakiir Před 5 lety +5

    I'm an atheist (and bit of an anti-theist if I'm being 100% honest) and I've been a huge fan of yours for years. I only just learned you were a Christian, and I just wanted to say thank you for your stance on keeping religion as personal / private, and not a part of your channel or politics. I grew up around all Christians, and all my friends regularly "tried to save my soul" and it drove me insane that they couldn't separate their god from our friendship (I'm friends with only 1 of them still as an adult, but we lost touch for over a decade and only recently reconnected). You are awesome, thanks for the content, have a great day.

    • @taylorbridges5648
      @taylorbridges5648 Před 5 lety

      Surrendering to Jesus is the way and the truth and the life.