If YouTube’s algorithms radicalize people, it’s hard to tell from the data

Re:If YouTube’s algorithms radicalize people, it’s hard to t... by ctoth on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:32PM (#28055045)

I'd appreciate any links you have to this evidence. I also found this:

> After conducting a detailed analysis of recommendations received by each channel type, we refute the popular radicalization claims. To the contrary, these data suggest that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm actively discourages viewers from visiting radicalizing or extremist content. Instead, the algorithm is shown to favor mainstream media and cable news content over independent YouTube channels with slant towards left-leaning or politically neutral channels. Our study thus suggests that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm fails to promote inflammatory or radicalized content, as previously claimed by several outlets.

Here's a more accessible writeup[1].

[0]: View of Algorithmic extremism: Examining YouTube's rabbit hole of radicalization https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.11211

[1]: https://mark-ledwich.medium.com/youtube-radicalization-an-au...

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Re:If YouTube’s algorithms radicalize people, it’s hard to t... by m-watson on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @07:56AM (#28059929)

One source is: https://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/internet-a...

Here is a shorter blog post that references the above research: https://www.rand.org/blog/2014/03/the-internets-role-in-radi...

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