YOUTUBE CONTROLLED BY BOTS? - Dude Soup Podcast #147

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Did you really click on this video? Are you really reading this description? Is this world anything more than the byproduct of a robot's fever dream? I dunno but here's some stuff we talk about today: 
4:25 - Casey Neistat and YouTube demonetization issues.
27:00 - Children's content being made by bots.
30:50 - Bots and algorithms at work outside of YouTube.
37:45 - Targeted media vs random exploration.
46:45 - Hard Nettin'.
56:30 - New merch.
59:30 - Upcoming content announcements.

Thumbnail art -- Lun-acy on Deviantart: https://lun-acy.deviantart.com/art/Microchip-mind-control-442677235

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SOURCES:
[Twitter] Casey Neistat asks for manual review: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/926532793806372864
[Twitter] Casey Neistat insists manual review is possible: https://twitter.com/CaseyNeistat/status/926545245973688320
[SocialBlade] Channel with 10K subscribers: https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCQsGozgHKwNZv_YhU5syOaA
[Medium] Something is wrong on the internet: https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2

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