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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> LT
[mailto:lt-bounces@lists.liberationtech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rahul
Gupta-Iwasaki<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yosem Companys<br>
<b>Cc:</b> LT<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [liberationtech] YouTube doesn't lead to radicalization,
study finds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I would not be surprised if YouTube had modified its
algorithm to favor MSM over fringe channels after the blowback from the NYT
article. This analysis is an interesting follow-up and would have been
especially cool if they could compare the results with the same analysis done
back in 2018. However, I'm not a fan of how this post tries to conflate the two
algorithms as the same and use the results of a study done on the algorithm a
year later to bash the original piece.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 6:17 PM Yosem Companys <<a
href="mailto:ycompanys@gmail.com">ycompanys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>From the post:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>"We show how YouTube’s late 2019 algorithm is not a
radicalization pipeline, but in fact... <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Removes almost all recommendations for conspiracy
theorists, provocateurs and white Identitarians<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Benefits mainstream partisan channels such as Fox
News and Last Week Tonight <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Disadvantages almost everyone else<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal>"It also shows how the algorithm encourages filter
bubbles, especially for partisans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>"Contrary to the narrative promoted by the New York
Times, the data suggests that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm actively
discourages viewers from visiting content that one could categorize as
radicalizing or otherwise questionable."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="https://medium.com/@markoledwich/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17"
target="_blank">https://medium.com/@markoledwich/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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