Mashable

An open letter to the most disappointing algorithms in my life

I'm not mad at Spotify's, Netflix's, and YouTube's algorithms. I'm just disappointed. Credit: Mashable Composite: Spotifly, YouTube, Netflix ICONs Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious ...
The New York Times

Algorithms Won’t Fix What’s Wrong With YouTube

What seems like a sensible decision to an algorithm can be a terrible misstep to a human. By Chris Stokel-Walker Mr. Stokel-Walker is the author of “YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a ...
Fast Company

We don’t understand how YouTube’s algorithm works—and that’s a problem

Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme ...
The Conversation

Don’t just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part

This is the second article in a series looking at the attention economy and how online content gets in front of your eyeballs. Read part 1 here. YouTube’s video recommendation system, in particular, ...
The Verge

If algorithms radicalize a mass shooter, are companies to blame?

A gun safety group’s lawsuit puts YouTube, Meta, and 4chan on trial. A gun safety group’s lawsuit puts YouTube, Meta, and 4chan on trial. is a policy reporter at The Verge covering surveillance, the ...