Software
software:youtube
Video platform whose front-page ranking was manipulated by generating large numbers of background views.
Video platform whose front-page ranking was manipulated by generating large numbers of background views.
“we were able to rack up hundreds of thousands of plays to a YouTube video quickly”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | USES | Andrew Batey | Explicit | 171 |
Andrew Batey USES YouTube
Andrew says his group loaded muted YouTube videos into pop-under windows to rapidly increase view counts and reach YouTube's front page.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Andrew Batey EP 171 Details
“We would load it with YouTube videos on mute”
“we could basically break into the algorithm on the front page”