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This applies every bit as much to Google's web search as it does YouTube search. I know of many marginalized people targeted by online hate groups that have be
by cirno 7y ago
This applies every bit as much to Google's web search as it does YouTube search.
I know of many marginalized people targeted by online hate groups that have been smeared with proven-false allegations and doxxed online, and these stalking websites are consistently ranked as the top results in Google search and Google Images search results for their names.
Google's AI is clearly trained to recognize and promote controversy, because it is human nature for controversy to drive engagement.
- taneq 7y agoI've been convinced for a while now that Facebook tries to start fights between people of opposite ideology. I'm sure it's just that their algorithms have picked up that pro-skub people are highly likely to reply to anti-skub comments in pro-skub threads (since that was the pattern I was seeing) but it sure comes across as trying to cause drama.
- pixl97 7y agoKind of reminds me of CGP Grey's this video will make you angry.
- Kiro 7y agoWhat applies? The submission concludes the opposite of what you're describing. > To the contrary, these data suggest that YouTubes recommendation algorithm actively discourages viewers from visiting radicalizing or extremist content.
- DanBC 7y ago...but only for logged out users. They didn't test what happens for people with an account.