YouTube says it will recommend fewer videos about conspiracy theories(theverge.com)

2 pointsby sheldorvor 7 Jahren4 comments

theverge.com

YouTube says it will recommend fewer videos about conspiracy theories

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197301/youtube-algorithm-conspiracy-theories-misinformation

4 comments

Apocryphonvor 7 Jahren

Well... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19005560

sheldorvor 7 Jahren

I think it's a nice step forward. People with less education can be severely harmed by conspiracy theories.

zimpenfishvor 7 Jahren

Everyone can be harmed by conspiracy theories. Some of the smartest people in the world have believed the stupidest nonsense about conspiracies.

skilledvor 7 Jahren

Such as the conspiracy that the YouTube algorithm is rigged in favor of large organizations and brainwash media? Oh, wait... that's not a conspiracy. Oh, the irony!