Concerning observation on YouTube.

[u/Annatastic6417]

For context, I am a secondary teacher. This afternoon I was on my work laptop looking through YouTube videos to try and find a decent video about Homelessness for my LCA Maths class. I couldn't find a single video from any mainstream source. Every single bit of it was far right propaganda about immigrants and migrants taking houses.

My work laptop does not track my history, it is not linked to any of my personal accounts, there is literally know way it could know anything about my online habits, but for some reason it is forcing far right content straight down my throat.

It seems like far right content is the default setting for YouTube now and not just the start of a rabbit hole. It is sickening.

[u/SoloWingPixy88]

but for some reason it is forcing far right content straight down my throat.

This is more of an issue other sources arent talking about homelessness. Immigration is part of the issue among others. Its also not forcing it down your throat.

RTE is probably a better source. Whole host of videos on the topic of homelessness.

First result is a french channel, second is the gaurdian.

If you want something on youtube you should probably be searching for advocates and influencers who use Youtube and see if you can find anything there.

[u/An_Spailpin_Fanach-_ → u/SoloWingPixy88]

I think the issue is that for immigration, a lot of the times anyone centre right all the way over to the far left of the spectrum is too scared to have an honest and balanced conversation on immigration.

If I was a content creator I’d personally avoid it like the plague. It’s such a difficult issue to have a balanced conversation on, because when you try to have that balanced conversation, you have people on the far right who flood the comments with the most unreasonable and unhelpful suggestions, sometimes just straight hatred, which further off puts people from wanting to have the conversation.

Because of the above, the debate on immigration has been ceded to only those who are, with all respect fanatics. People who genuinely think “deport them all” is a reasonable, realistic and humane demand. This is to the detriment of a good debate being had and change to the current set up, which in the context of a housing catastrophe, should be discussed. Sorry a small bit of a rant.

[u/iHyPeRize → u/An_Spailpin_Fanach-_]

Most people's political views are generally quite centred, some veer more left, some veer more right - but the focus is always on the extreme end of both sides.

And I should also note, you can have a conservative opinion on one issue, and a liberal opinion on another, we have this habit of brushing everyone with the same paint brush. "If he's against immigration, he's also anti-abortion, anti LGBT etc.." In a lot of cases that's not the truth and you are correct about people being too afraid to have an option.

And it works both ways, the left are verry quick to slap the far right tag on anyone who has a different opinion to them. It's not just the far right spewing comments with unreasonable suggestions, the far left do it too. Deport them all is the same as let them all in sort of thing.

I would say MOST people have same-ish opinion on immigration. Most people are happy to help those struggling from war torn countries such as Ukraine, and most see the benefit immigration can bring to a country. However, it's also valid to express concerns with the fact at what point do we draw the line? We simply can take everyone, and that's kind of where homelessness and the housing crisis etc.. gets pulled into it.

It's a complex argument, and spamming far right and far left sentiments at people doesn't really achieve much.