"Our main findings indicate a "funnelling effect": users.. ..are steered by the recommendation system towards a select group of video channels,
narrowing the range of views they are exposed to.
Additionally, we found a significant overrepresentation of right-wing voices in video recommendations. When viewing political videos.. ..19.3% of the first recommendations were
for videos featuring politicians from the Finns Party."
#youtube #rightwing #persut
https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/news/youtubes-algorithm-promoted-right-wing-content-in-the-2024-finnish-elections/
Lari Lohikoski /
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2024-03-13 12:16:10
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