There's been a lot of talk about the ethical duties of technologists lately and the only ethical action regarding youtube is to shut it down by any means necessary.
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it* meaning the algorithm. forgot a few words there.
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The recommendation algorithm youtube is using is a heinous thing that is straight up dangerous to free society.
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(I made sure to clarify I'm talking about the tech not the people; obviously I want to be sensitive about the recent shooting, which is horrifying)
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IMO this is unfixable through patching. 4 of the first what, 6 hits are conspiracy videospic.twitter.com/d69fOUWCRq
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Like you can talk about data and algorithmic biases all you want but this is beyond bias. This is deliberate manipulation.
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Ok so as an experiment, I clicked on the first reputable video there, the NBC News video. I skipped ahead. This piece on the White Student Union was the 4th video to come up. 2 videos later? Transphobic trash about there being only 2 genders.pic.twitter.com/HHuLKZgavs
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How do you get to the point of shipping tech that does this???
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