
YouTube CEO: Users don't like "authoritative" mainstream media channels but we boost them anyway
In the years since Wojcicki made this decision, YouTube has rigged the site heavily in favor of authoritative sources to the point that they're now 10x more likely to top search results for some news events while YouTubers won't even get recommended for breaking news.
And despite most YouTube users relatively not wanting to watch these mainstream media sources, YouTube's constant promotion of them in search, recommendations, and on the homepage has boosted their views by 75% since the start of 2020, cementing and strengthening the dominance of legacy sources in the online era.