<div dir="ltr">Turns out they didn't use an account, so the recommendation algorithm tied to user history isn't as much in play. The study has been widely criticized already, which is impressive seeing as it is so recent.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Den tir. 31. dec. 2019 kl. 06.58 skrev grarpamp <<a href="mailto:grarpamp@gmail.com">grarpamp@gmail.com</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> "We show how YouTube’s late 2019 algorithm is...<br>
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> - Removes almost all recommendations<br>
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Censorship<br>
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> - Benefits mainstream partisan<br>
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Propaganda<br>
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> - Disadvantages almost everyone else<br>
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Opression<br>
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> encourages filter bubbles<br>
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Lock in<br>
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> the data suggests that YouTube<br>
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Is garbage<br>
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> Youtube’s recommendation algorithm actively discourages<br>
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Freedom<br>
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> discourages viewers from visiting content that one could categorize as<br>
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Diversity essential nature<br>
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