"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

The researchers said that YouTube's recommendation algorithm appears to be designed to benefit mainstream media over independent YouTube creators. "There is clearly plenty of content on YouTube that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YouTube's algorithm recommends right-wing, extremist videos to users — even if they haven't interacted with that content before — ...

A recent study said YouTube's algorithm favors left-leaning and politically neutral channels, and steers people away from radicalizing influences, in contrast to some media reports. Online ...

After making changes to its recommendation algorithm in an effort to reduce the spread of “borderline” content — videos that toe the line between what’s ...

A policy change by YouTube to limit the spread of harmful videos across the wider internet appears to have had the desired effect. In January 2019, YouTube said it would no longer recommend what it ...