The YouTube algorithm is the subject of this Short video for viewers who get their news and information from YouTube. The full transcription and questions and answers follow the video.
This video first went up on YouTube on June 16, 2025. The written post was added on November 13, 2026.
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What Is the YouTube Algorithm Set Up to Do?
The YouTube algorithm, as Loren Weisman sees it, is set up to keep you watching as long as possible rather than to give a non biased view. It can send you more of what you already look at, which is why he calls YouTube a video source, not a news source.
- If YouTube had its way, viewers could sit, scroll and keep watching videos without going anywhere else.
- The algorithm can send you more of what you already watch, whether that is one political side or one faith.
- YouTube can be a video source rather than a news source.
- More of the same content may keep you happy, but it may not mean you are getting all the information possible.
YouTube Algorithm: The Full Transcription
Built to Keep You Watching
YouTube doesn’t want you to go anywhere else. If it had its way, you’d sit there and scroll and continue to watch videos. And some of the algorithm and how YouTube is set up is exactly to try to increase on that.
My name is Loren Weisman, I’m a brand communications and optics strategist. And remember, YouTube is not a news source, it’s a video source. And it’s built very nicely. And with all sorts of algorithms that include where you go, what you’re looking at, it’s going to send you more of that.
More of the Same Side
So if you side with one political side, that’s what you’re going to see. If you side with one faith site, that’s what you’re going to see. More is being sent to you to inspire you to stay and watch what’s going to make you happy.
But on the other flip side of that, that doesn’t mean you’re getting all the information possible. So realize the algorithm is not set up to give a non biased view, it’s set up to maintain and keep you as long as possible.
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Questions and Answers
How does the YouTube algorithm decide what to show you?
The YouTube algorithm can use where you go and what you look at to decide what to send you next. If you side with one political side or one faith, that may be what you see more of.
Is YouTube a reliable news source?
YouTube is a video source, not a news source, in Loren Weisman’s view. The videos it recommends may keep you watching what makes you happy without giving you all the information possible on a topic.
Why does YouTube keep showing the same kind of videos?
YouTube may keep showing the same kind of videos because its algorithm may be set up to keep you watching as long as possible. More of what you already watch can be sent to you to keep you there, rather than to offer a non biased view.
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YouTube Algorithm: A Video Source, Not a News Source