Lari Lohikoski on Nostr: "Our main findings indicate a "funnelling effect": users.. ..are steered by the ...

"Our main findings indicate a "funnelling effect": users.. ..are steered by the recommendation system towards a select group of video channels,
narrowing the range of views they are exposed to.

Additionally, we found a significant overrepresentation of right-wing voices in video recommendations. When viewing political videos.. ..19.3% of the first recommendations were
for videos featuring politicians from the Finns Party."

#youtube #rightwing #persut

https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/news/youtubes-algorithm-promoted-right-wing-content-in-the-2024-finnish-elections/