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YouTube regrets - A crowdsourced investigation into YouTube's recommendation algorithm, using data volunteered by 37,000 users via a browser extension

Posted by Deimos
Tags: social media, youtube, crowdsourcing, algorithms.recommendation, source.mozilla
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/mozilla-investigation-youtube-algorithm-recommends-videos-that-violate-the-platforms-very-own-policies/

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Title
Mozilla Investigation: YouTube Algorithm Recommends Videos that Violate the Platform's Very Own Policies
Published
Jul 7 2021
Word count
1095 words

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  1. vord
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    I can't say I'm surprised. Recommendation algorithms, even at their best, push people into grooves, homogenizing results. At their worst...well the article speaks well to that. Mildly amusing...

    I can't say I'm surprised.

    Recommendation algorithms, even at their best, push people into grooves, homogenizing results.

    At their worst...well the article speaks well to that.

    Mildly amusing personal ancedote:

    I was searching through my photo collection for cats to show my child. After several pictures of my cats, I started seeing various pictures of ethernet runs.

    I don't trust algorithms, especially algorithms that can't be publically audited and verified.

    I will not enter a self-driving car that I can't override in a millisecond.

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