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Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@ufmg @BKCHarvard @virgilioalmeida It’s not about any political agenda at YouTube. Incremental extremism — the rabbit hole — is just what works. But it goes beyond indulging preexisting impulses. It trains users to have them. Much like the child sexualization ring we found during reporting: https://t.co/G7gO1CC7Ss — PolitiTweet.org

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YouTube’s algorithm has been curating home movies of unwitting families into a catalog of semi-nude kids, we found.… https://t.co/x2Igs2wJOh

Posted Aug. 12, 2019

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@ufmg @BKCHarvard @virgilioalmeida The @BKCHarvard study found YouTube's algorithm over & over redirecting users toward far-right and conspiracy videos. Crucially, the algo is linking the channels together, creating an ecosystem where none had existed. Its pathways just happen to be ideal radicalization vectors. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 12, 2019

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@ufmg @BKCHarvard @virgilioalmeida We've spent two years reporting on the causes and consequences of online radicalization. Nothing disturbed me as much as this story, because it shows that we are all deeply vulnerable. Here's our @readercenter on how this fits into our other reporting: https://t.co/HG6EfmPKiT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 12, 2019