David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Michael Marshall
This is what happens when algorithms prioritize increasingly sensationalistic but nonsensical material that gradually gets more extreme as the user continues to watch and search.https://twitter.com/MrMMarsh/status/1161574572363137024 …
David Gorski, MD, PhD added,
Michael Marshall @MrMMarsh
This is entirely consistent with what I’ve been seeing for the last few years of watching the (for example) flat earth movement grow. YouTube algorithms recommending sensationalist-but-bullshit content driving a radicalisation engine. Important reporting below. https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/1160950447156473856 …
5:15 AM - 14 Aug 2019
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