In 2019, YouTube altered its recommendation algorithm to stop promoting videos the company deemed harmful, which limited how much they were viewed even on other social media platforms Technology 28 October 2021 By Chris Stokel-Walker Youtube’s decisions have a domino effect on the wider internet Marvin Tolentino / Alamy Stock Photo A policy change by … Read more
By Chris Stokel-Walker The algorithm YouTube uses recommends videos that don’t follow the company’s guidelines Marvin Tolentino/Alamy YouTube’s algorithm recommends videos that violate the company’s own policies on inappropriate content, according to a crowdsourced study. Not-for-profit company Mozilla asked users of its Firefox web browser to install a browser extension called RegretsReporter, which tracked the … Read more
By Chris Stokel-Walker Young male with a laptop on You Tube page. Edward George / Alamy Banning people who voice extreme views on social media does actually reduce their audience. The practice of “deplatforming” – denying someone the ability to post on a social network after they violate the terms of service – has come … Read more