TheirTube is Youtube simulator that provides a look into how videos are recommended for other people with different watch history. You can experience 6 perspectives : conspiracist, fruitarian, liberal, conservative, prepper and a climate denier.
On TheirTube you can see how Youtube appears to other people. Behind your Youtube there is AI deciding what you watch. These bots are very good at predicting what you want to see. Everyday people watch one bilion hours of video on Youtube. 70% of the views are recomended by the AI. That’s why everyone’s youtube looks quite different. These recomendation bots are useful, but once you are in a bubble, it is difficult to realise you are in one.
This is climate deniers, preppers and liberals home page from today (the different Youtube results are retrieved everyday).
TheirTubeHow do the recommended videos look like on their Youtube?