Re:Jonathan Albright, a Digital Sleuth Exposing Fake News
by bostik on Saturday July 28, 2018 @03:04PM
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While not a source for OP's claim, there's evidence[0] that YT's algorithms incentivise viewers towards ever more extreme content. [ß]
The logic is simple: the more reactions a piece of content generates, the more it will be recommended. "Fake news", at least in the form of incendiary propaganda, is designed to invoke strong emotions. In the case of YouTube (probably applies to FB too), the compound effect is pure amplification.
In a way one could say that YouTube and propaganda thrive from a perverse symbiotic relationship.
The logic is simple: the more reactions a piece of content generates, the more it will be recommended. "Fake news", at least in the form of incendiary propaganda, is designed to invoke strong emotions. In the case of YouTube (probably applies to FB too), the compound effect is pure amplification.
In a way one could say that YouTube and propaganda thrive from a perverse symbiotic relationship.
0: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/02/how-youtu...
ß: You can easily find other news items on the same topic, but they tend to have either have a paywall or GDPR modal.