It’s been shown again and again [1] that YouTube endlessly promoted conspiracy videos, fringe thinking, UFO “truth”, and other such garbage for wide swaths of i

It’s been shown again and again [1] that YouTube endlessly promoted conspiracy videos, fringe thinking, UFO “truth”, and other such garbage for wide swaths of its audience. They are a parasite on the way the algorithm works, feed by clicks. It’s a bit like blaming the heroin addict who is offered it everywhere they go. Don’t blame the user when this is wide spread. [1] https://mashable.com/article/youtube-conspiracy-theory-recommendation-algorithm-study/ https://mashable.com/article/youtube-conspiracy-theory-recom...