Is the YouTube algorithm is the key to success on YouTube? Let's find out! In this video, Taha explores how we reached 1 million subscribers by taking a deep dive into the beating heart of success on YouTube, the recommendation algorithm. Along the way, he accidentally plots the entire history of the YouTube algorithm. (pls don't ask me about youtube shorts, it's a whole can of worms)
May 08, 2023
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Hm.
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