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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

L’algorithme de YouTube recommande souvent des vidéos louches, qui propagent de fausses informations, voire qui sont véritablement dangereuses. Voici comment vous protéger du pire.

YouTube has made it clear that they won’t share this crucial information without additional pressure from lawmakers and the public.

Nous avons tous et toutes des regrets. Comme cette nuit où à 2 heures du matin j’ai recherché sur YouTube « Des extraterrestres ont-ils construit Stonehenge ? », et que depuis lors, mes recommandations YouTube ne ressemblent plus à rien : des vidéos sur l’affaire Roswell, les Reptiliens, les Illuminati… Le moteur de recommandation de YouTube peut conduire les utilisateurs et utilisatrices vers d’étranges recoins du site, et ce n’est pas toujours sans risque. Quel est votre plus grand regret YouTube ?

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

How one teen boy got radicalized online and came out the other side.

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.

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:

YouTube says it’s working to stop suggesting harmful videos and viewing patterns, but, so far, it hasn’t provided evidence and details of this effort.