Mathew Ingram on Twitter: "When conspiracy theories like the David Hogg "crisis actor" video start trending, most people think "This is bad information and should be removed," but YouTube's algorithm seems to think "Hey, lots of people seem to like conspiracy theories, so we should show them more""

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1. 0. l. 2. 9. 2. l. 0. 9.‏ @0l12929l0 Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi @Donna_West
  
  This whole story is tied back to #DonaldTrumpJr liking a twitter post spreading fake news. His acct shld be suspended like others spreading these lies. #FakeNews
  
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1. Josh Grant‏ @joshin4colours Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  interesting this problem manifests in a lot of algo-driven places like ecommerce recommendation engines: "You bought a vacuum, so let's show you more vacuums for sale!"
  
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1. Timo Grün‏ @Khoji Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  The Facebook algorithm is strangely similar to Mark Zuckerberg’s character.
  
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1. underscore‏ @the_under_score Feb 22
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  Any relation to JD Hogg?
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1. Johnnie Tucker‏ @JTucker_15 Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi @SherryGrusendo4
  
  YouTube was the worst on fake news I ever saw.
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1. Faisal Qureshi‏ @fqure Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  Giving YouTube way too much credit to deal with it as a "conspiracy theory"
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1. Laura Lucas‏ @lauralucasmua Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  They removed it
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1. Danny Faulkner‏ @dfaulkner224 Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  BUT!!! Is David Hogg a high school student or a crisis actor? Has this question been verifiably answered?
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1. Greg Falco‏ @Greg_F_L Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi
  
  How would you distribute the blame on this blatant misinformation here between the platform, the moderators and the viewing public?
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1. Anita Pavoni‏ @AnitaPavoni Feb 21
  Replying to @mathewi @Anthony
  
  Must be good to know, Youtube is more than stupid algorithms. HUMANS AT YOUTUBE, ARE YOU AWAKE? @TeamYouTube
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