How YouTube's algorithm distorts reality

The 2016 presidential race was fought online in a swamp of disinformation, conspiracy theories and fake news. Now a Guardian investigation has uncovered evidence suggesting YouTube’s recommendation algorithm was disproportionately prompting users to watch pro-Trump and anti-Clinton videos

The Guardian YouTube network:

[NextNewsNetwork]

Still trying to blame everything but Hillary for her loss.

[Economivision]

Funny this only has 48k views and... it’s fantastic journalism

[pericopalote]

Google youtube behaves like criminals....very sad

[eric]

A 30 year Guardian reader I would no more trust the current Guardian than I would allow starving sharks to rent my bathtub.

[TheEndsJustifyTheMemes]

The MSM just simply don't get it.

[bkyhujdgk]

I have noticed that many yt channels are underrated. Some hav poor content n have a million views for nothing and that too within few minutes...it sometimes seem like YT is run by goons, as if they have signed a contract to get that many views and subscribers... Why ppl shud work hard then and waste time ...I have even seen some ppl paying to get more views or subscribers, how does this work, so as viewers where do u find actual gems or genuine content.

[Kira-tuxp]

They should have a surprise me section so you're not always seeing the same stuff

[ladariva]

yet you don't like freedom of speech on your own site.

[lordofthegremlins]

ALL media, social media especially, distorts reality

[patched]

YouTube is complacent as these channels drive up huge amount of traffic. They are also to blame for the "adpocalypse" seeing as these advertisers were have8ng there ads next to these videos...

[supaswagg]

I have youtube constantly using the wrong alogrithm on myself & I can tell because of videos "recommended"
I'm only into feminine women. Im on my FTM journey, and lives as a straight masculine man.

[leeandbeahinton]

Coming from the Guardian, this is a bit

[myeyesropen]

Wait didn't you guys break the Edward Snowden story. To bad he did not tell anyone that had been researching stuff like that anything new. I know, I know that info was for the sleeping masses.. Don't look now though because those sleeping masses are waking up

[Orf]

1:00 most of the videos were of Trump...

[shawnbarron]

Wow, Guardian wow, how stupid do you think American people are? People didn't vote fro Trump because a youtube video told them to, they voted for him the same reason people voted for Hillary because they liked the candidate. Left-wign videos can get just as crazy as right-wign ones, maybe we should just encourage people to stop watching videos and instead just talk to each other.

[markotunjic]

What are Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro doing here? Oh and thanks for that list, better to start watching

[wsegen]

whatever sells!!! youtube is not a non-profit.

[garylaubscher]

Poor little Hillary... That blessed little girl was innocent and YouTube destroyed her..