For years, researchers have suggested that algorithms feeding users content aren’t the cause of online echo chambers, but are more likely due to users actively seeking out content that aligns with ...

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"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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YouTube has a pattern of recommending right-leaning and Christian videos, even to users who haven’t previously interacted with ...

Everyone had to see this. It was early 2007 when Sadia Harper called her YouTube co-workers to her desk to watch. On her screen, a preteen with a buzz cut and an oversize dress shirt was belting out ...

YouTube creators are reporting significant drops in views and impressions, with many speculating that YouTube’s recent algorithm changes—and the increasing role of AI—are behind the sudden decline.