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A related issue here is that the video you're watching may not be extremist content, but may be in a niche that extremist content gets recommended to. I've noti
by Klonoar 3y ago
A related issue here is that the video you're watching may not be extremist content, but may be in a niche that extremist content gets recommended to. I've noticed this happens with YouTube and any video regarding Boxing for some reason.
I'd wager money that there's a bigger issue here than individual videos themselves; you can take down one video but you're not stopping the slow tide that converts people.
- jruohonen 3y agoMuch remains unknown about recommender systems and their alleged promotion of extremist content. I am not sure whether even people at Google fully understand the dynamics in YouTube. Here is one recent paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.11225.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.11225.pdf So while it seems that blindly relying on algorithms may indeed push people toward niche/extremist/pseudo-science/etc. content, people are more likely end to these rabbit holes through links posted on other websites, including social media. That is, some people deliberately want to consume such content. But as said, much remains unclear.