In particular bitchute seems to be entirely filled with conspiracy videos to the point where it would be better if people didn't suggest it as an alternative.
include controversial videos in search results yes-no.
Not entirely, and I see a lot of conspiracy vids on youtube and other platforms too, so I believe suggestion is justified.
Better than having the content be deleted, though. Choose for yourself what you want to watch, and don't choose for other people.
So you log in to Bitchute and just see your subs which are like 5 channels that got deleted from youtube. Subbing is the curation system.
Personally, I’m not confident bitchute is technically competent enough to implement a real discovery algorithm. They haven’t made any discernible technical improvements to the site since they first launched.
> Personally, I’m not confident bitchute is technically competent enough to implement a real discovery algorithm.
The bigger, more abstract, more difficult task is implementing the above as well as all other aspects of the platform in such a way that it fosters the sort of community you are envisioning, attracts the sort of user you're building for, and this is incredibly nuanced. If you want the platform to appeal to, say, creators of animated or short narrative content who are interested in friendly conversation and critique, you aren't likely to do this if they visit the platform and find nothing but fringe political content and the perhaps less-than-friendly conversation this may attract.
Ironically, building a platform that appears to be fairly unbiased and balanced that puts the control in the hands of the user generally involves an immense amount of curation and control behind the scenes to achieve this. And similarly, failing to put tons of work into this, opting to let the users decide everything organically, etc., will likely find your platform's content and community dominated by whatever group is able to rally the most like-minded users to join up the fastest. You're at the mercy of the mob, and most likely, you won't enjoy what they've brought with them.
That's just a lie. It's filled with videos that don't match your politics.