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

[Corinne Cath]

There are some real issues with the study it seems:
https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/1211263398383624193

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 8:58 AM grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> > "We show how YouTube’s late 2019 algorithm is...
>
> >    - Removes almost all recommendations
>
> Censorship
>
> >    - Benefits mainstream partisan
>
> Propaganda
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> >    - Disadvantages almost everyone else
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> Opression
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> > encourages filter bubbles
>
> Lock in
>
> > the data suggests that YouTube
>
> Is garbage
>
> > Youtube’s recommendation algorithm actively discourages
>
> Freedom
>
> > discourages viewers from visiting content that one could categorize as
>
> Diversity essential nature
>
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Corinne Cath - Speth
Ph.D. Candidate, Oxford Internet Institute & Alan Turing Institute

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