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Comment by darth_avocado

> I often use like vs dislike ratios as a gauge on whether a video is worth watching

You summarized why Youtube is doing it. Sure harassment is one aspect of it, but this drives up the clicks for Youtube and therefore the ad revenue. I'd be curious to see if people get overly annoyed by how many unworthy videos they watch and thereby reducing overall engagement.

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