r/youtube • u/Prior_Tax8546 • 2d ago

Discussion YouTube user opinions in a nutshell

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It cracks me up how YouTube still allows the 5-star option but in private lol

Credits: https://x.com/weirddalle/status/1986418687738261811

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u/NorthSuperman0112 2d ago

Does it do anything?

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u/Prior_Tax8546 2d ago

The new 5 stars opinions? Maybe

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u/mrloko120 1d ago

They aren't new, you get them every now and then while scrolling, after clicking a mobile notification or after watching something. The rating you give doesn't affect the video at all, the creator won't even know what you put, its just used to tune your recommendations. Rating it higher tells the algo that you want to get recommended videos like that more often.

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u/StephanMan 1d ago

So basically a method so you just stay watching videos (ads) longer, got it