[liberationtech] YouTube doesn't lead to radicalization, study finds

[Rahul Gupta-Iwasaki]

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.

On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 6:17 PM Yosem Companys <ycompanys at gmail.com> wrote:

> From the post:
>
> "We show how YouTube’s late 2019 algorithm is not a radicalization
> pipeline, but in fact...
>
>    - Removes almost all recommendations for conspiracy theorists,
>    provocateurs and white Identitarians
>    - Benefits mainstream partisan channels such as Fox News and Last Week
>    Tonight
>    - Disadvantages almost everyone else
>
> "It also shows how the algorithm encourages filter bubbles, especially for
> partisans.
>
> "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."
>
>
> https://medium.com/@markoledwich/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17
>
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