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Another feature like this is the inclusion of irrelevant videos in search results. If the user searches for something and scrolls down the list too far, the likelihood of them finding what they were looking for decreases since results are generally sorted by what the platform deems relevant to the search query. Hence, if the user scrolls down too far, it is likely that they give up and leave the site. Therefore YouTube started to add random videos out of its recommendation list for the user into the search results, increasing the probability that they see something they will click and watch. This makes it much harder and more inconvenient to find relevant search results since the user has to scroll past all the noise that is designed to distract them. It also means that a video that is actually relevant is less likely to be discovered — especially if it still has low view counts — since unrelated videos are promoted in search in its place.

===~~Rampant~~ bots===

===High number of bots===

~~For~~ the ~~first few moments~~ of a video ~~being published on the platform~~, the ~~comments~~ section ~~of the video~~ is ~~swarmed~~ by ~~a legion of bots that aim~~ to ~~scam~~ or ~~garner attention from viewers~~. ~~Most of these bots~~ employ ~~similar~~ tactics ~~to achieve their goals~~ such as ~~using~~ popular public figures ~~and/~~or ~~scantily-dressed women as their profile pictures, and copy~~-~~pasting the most~~ liked comments on the video ~~(and edit afterwards~~ if the comment ~~reaches a certain threshold)~~. ~~These bots also spam~~ comments that are ~~often~~ irrelevant to the ~~YouTube channel~~ or the ~~subject matter of the video~~. Despite ~~repeated requests~~ from creators and ~~communities alike~~, ~~YouTube still has yet~~ to ~~implement any measures against these bots~~. ~~Hence YouTubers~~ and their teams ~~have~~ to manually ~~moderate the~~ comments on ~~each individual~~ video.

Upon the initial publication of a video, the comment section is frequently targeted by coordinated automated accounts. These accounts often engage in disruptive activities, including attempts to direct users to external scams or artificially inflate engagement.

These accounts commonly employ identifiable tactics, such as:

*Utilizing profile pictures of popular public figures or suggestive imagery.

*Reposting highly-liked comments from the same video, sometimes with minor edits if the comment gains significant traction.

*Posting generic comments that are irrelevant to the video's content or the channel's focus.

Despite consistent feedback from content creators and the broader community, effective platform-level measures to automatically detect and mitigate this activity appear limited. Consequently, content creators and their moderation teams are often required to manually review and remove these comments on a per-video basis to maintain the quality and safety of their community interactions.

===Crackdown against third-party front-ends===

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 Another feature like this is the inclusion of irrelevant videos in search results. If the user searches for something and scrolls down the list too far, the likelihood of them finding what they were looking for decreases since results are generally sorted by what the platform deems relevant to the search query. Hence, if the user scrolls down too far, it is likely that they give up and leave the site. Therefore YouTube started to add random videos out of its recommendation list for the user into the search results, increasing the probability that they see something they will click and watch. This makes it much harder and more inconvenient to find relevant search results since the user has to scroll past all the noise that is designed to distract them. It also means that a video that is actually relevant is less likely to be discovered — especially if it still has low view counts — since unrelated videos are promoted in search in its place.
-===Rampant bots===
+===High number of bots===
-For the first few moments of a video being published on the platform, the comments section of the video is swarmed by a legion of bots that aim to scam or garner attention from viewers. Most of these bots employ similar tactics to achieve their goals such as using popular public figures and/or scantily-dressed women as their profile pictures, and copy-pasting the most liked comments on the video (and edit afterwards if the comment reaches a certain threshold). These bots also spam comments that are often irrelevant to the YouTube channel or the subject matter of the video. Despite repeated requests from creators and communities alike, YouTube still has yet to implement any measures against these bots. Hence YouTubers and their teams have to manually moderate the comments on each individual video.
+Upon the initial publication of a video, the comment section is frequently targeted by coordinated automated accounts. These accounts often engage in disruptive activities, including attempts to direct users to external scams or artificially inflate engagement.
+These accounts commonly employ identifiable tactics, such as:
+*Utilizing profile pictures of popular public figures or suggestive imagery.
+*Reposting highly-liked comments from the same video, sometimes with minor edits if the comment gains significant traction.
+*Posting generic comments that are irrelevant to the video's content or the channel's focus.
+Despite consistent feedback from content creators and the broader community, effective platform-level measures to automatically detect and mitigate this activity appear limited. Consequently, content creators and their moderation teams are often required to manually review and remove these comments on a per-video basis to maintain the quality and safety of their community interactions.
 ===Crackdown against third-party front-ends<!-- Could be expanded on -->===