YouTube’s proprietary AI algorithm is at the heart of the company’s success, and it’s secrecy is key to continued Internet video dominance. However, a recent report from Mozilla, found YouTube’s ...

YouTube’s algorithm still amplifies violent videos, hateful content and misinformation despite the company’s efforts to limit the reach of such videos, according to a study published this week. The ...

YouTube is still suggesting videos with misinformation, violent content, and COVID-19 misinformation, according to a major new study published this month. Notably, this isn't just an issue with ...

For years YouTube’s video-recommending algorithm has stood accused of fuelling a grab bag of societal ills by feeding users an AI-amplified diet of hate speech, political extremism and/or conspiracy ...

Researchers found that clicking on YouTube’s filters didn’t stop it from recommending disturbing videos of war footage, scary movies, or Tucker Carlson’s face. Reading time 3 minutes My YouTube ...

We’ve all seen it happen: Watch one video on YouTube and your recommendations shift, as if Google’s algorithms think the video’s subject is your life’s passion. Suddenly, all the recommended ...

YouTube’s algorithm recommends videos that violate the company’s own policies on inappropriate content, according to a crowdsourced study. Not-for-profit company ...

The YouTube logo at the YouTube Space in Los Angeles in 2015. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Parents, professors and plenty of politicians disapprove of the content that YouTube serves up to its billions of ...

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Usually, when social media executives are brought to testify in front of Congress, ...