My parents are both in the far-right misinformation gutter on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram, and maybe some other apps I don’t know about. I had the idea recently to try and surreptitiously deradicalize their algorithms by logging into their accounts and watching content that’ll steer them towards credible information, but I’m not entirely sure what the best approach is. I know that if their feeds suddenly become left-leaning, they’re going to notice something is up. They might even think the platform is trying to do a DEI on them, and may try switching to Truth Social.
Does anyone know if there are resources out there explaining how to do something like this? I’m sure I’m not the first person to have this idea. I don’t use any of these sites/apps myself, so I don’t feel like I know them enough to come up with a solid plan. I don’t wanna fuck it up lol
A lot of misinformation is served by ads so getting a pihole would go a long way I think.
https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=en
You can customize the profile Google has on you, I’m not sure if it’s the same used by YouTube. YouTube might have a similar section and you can do the same with tiktok in the options somewhere. They will notice if you aren’t subtle. I would do it little by little over a few weeks.
There are antifa blocklists and other good options available for pi-hole and similar as well.