New research shows that a person’s ideological leaning might affect what videos YouTube’s algorithms recommend to them. For right-leaning users, video recommendations are more likely to come from channels that share political extremism, conspiracy theories and otherwise problematic content.

YouTube Video Recommendations Lead to More Extremist Content for Right-Leaning Users, Researchers Suggest::New research shows that a person’s ideological leaning might affect what videos YouTube’s algorithms recommend to them. For right-leaning users, video recommendations are more likely to come from channels that share political extremism, conspiracy theories and otherwise problematic content.

  • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Even before signing in YouTube well still try to recommend what the overall household watches by matching it up to the IP address. It’s also why when signing in you sometimes get recommended what someone else in your family watches even if you don’t. Same thing happens when you’re not signed in too.