My favorite example of how informationally toxic YouTube's algorithm is this: Imagine you're high school freshman and got a school assignment about the Federal Reserve.
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Replying to @chrislhayes @stef
Seb Insua Retweeted Seb Insua
I agree that these results shouldn't be at the top for such a search. The algorithm should detect popular quacks and give them a lower weighting. However the messy/invalid information sources on the internet make for more critical readers/viewers.https://twitter.com/sebinsua/status/1027877246177083393?s=21 …
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