I'd think it would work into "the algorithm" somehow, either Likes or Comments probably tell them about viewer engagement, which I'm sure Youtube likes to see. So maybe it helps them show up in the 'Suggested Videos' feed (or whatever it's called) on the right side of the screen. Anything that gets them more views probably translates to more subscribers and/or dollars or whatever it is that people are doing on youtube.
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
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make comment like "I'll do [funny thing] on my channel if this video gets 1,000 likes!!"
comment gets 1,000 likes. Gets pushed to top of video's comment section
edit comment (now top comment)
new top comment says "SEXY BABES ❤️NOW CLICK HERE ❤️ bitlee.co/gah87" and has a few thousand likes and reply comments from a few months ago
Your link didn't work. Need to see babes.
Are they that starved for attention or approval or something ?
yes. It feels good to be acknowledged and validated.
I hope to know how that feels one day.
This is why I'm not stingy with upvotes. They may just be imaginary internet points, but if I can make somebody's day a little bit better by clicking a a button, why not?
I usually upvote everything in the comment chain above me and anyone who replies, unless it's a particularly bad take.
If we want Lemmy to be an enjoyable place to have discussions, it's good to spread some love, ya feel?
You're doing the Lord's work.
Thank you. That is a very accurate point and I can relate to it. Good job!
The more likes a video receives the more Youtube will promote that video to other users.
No i am talking about comments asking for likes
Hmm. I've never seen on of those although I don't really read the comments on YouTube videos. Is the one asking for likes the YouTuber or just other users commenting to like their comments?
The later
The op said likes for YouTube comments. Does that also count toward pushing the video?
AFAIK any interaction counts as a plus for the video. Comments, likes, comment likes, subscribes, dislikes, sharing, etc.
Basically youtube's goal is to make you as engaged with the app as possible. So if a video is causing high engagement, they will promote it more than videos that have low engagement.
It's all really just complicated statistics handled by machine learning algorithms designed to keep people on the app as long as possible.