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Advocacy June 13, 2023
New Study Maps Political Perceptions of YouTube Users in Brazil During 2022 General Elections
Powered by Mozilla’s RegretsReporter browser extension, research reveals coordinated efforts by a network of channels to saturate YouTube’s recommender algorithm, flooding users with pro- Bolsonaro content
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Advocacy Sept. 10, 2019
YouTube Regrets
Regrets! We all have them. Like that time at 2 a.m. when I searched YouTube for “Did aliens build Stonehenge?” and ever since, my YouTube recommendations have been a mess: Roswell, wormholes, Illuminati. YouTube’s recommendation engine can lead users down bizarre rabbit holes — and they’re not always harmless. What's your #YouTubeRegrets story?
Brandi Geurkink
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Advocacy Sept. 3, 2019
Answers to Your Questions About the Dark Side of the Internet
The anonymous mother and son from this important article in the Washingtonian, What Happened After My Son Joined the Alt-Right, agreed to answer questions from the Mozilla community. Here is their fascinating Q&A
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Advocacy Aug. 21, 2019
Journey From the Dark Side
How one teen boy got radicalized online and came out the other side.
Jen Caltrider
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Advocacy Aug. 14, 2019
What Can You Trust On The Internet?
Whether we realize it or not, we’re all being manipulated on the internet. There are ways to tackle this problem -- companies can do a better job creating algorithms that don’t manipulate people for profit. And internet users can educate themselves so they are better able to recognize and avoid online manipulation.
Jen Caltrider
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Advocacy Aug. 13, 2019
READING LIST: What Can You Trust On The Internet?
Whether we realize it or not, we’re all being manipulated on the internet. There are ways to tackle this problem -- companies can do a better job creating algorithms that don’t manipulate people for profit. And internet users can educate themselves so they are better able to recognize and avoid online manipulation. Here is a reading list to help you start to understand the problem of online manipulation:
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