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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Mar 2019

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted maple cocaine

    Also read the replies. YouTube is a recruiting machine for hate—and it’s not just because that’s what all these people already want. YouTube recommender algorithm is itself an independent engine of propaganda and socialization, exploited by mobilized groups.https://twitter.com/maplecocaine/status/1106532686838067200 …

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    maple cocaine @maplecocaine
    All I watch on youtube is car videos and some british guy who reviews old tape decks yet somehow i still get suggested videos like "watch this very racist loser with a sword on his wall & 5 million youtube subscribers get epically mad about feminism" so you know, fuck you https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/1106431532976074753 …
    8:35 AM - 16 Mar 2019
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    • 🖍⁷ Satish E. Viswanath Azathoth's Daddy Chritsehpor Terri 😷🏡 💉#fullyvaccinated #wearadamnmask 𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕪𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥 Yep that’s my display name Ken Anyadike Patrick Boland
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      1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Mar 2019

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Trin Garritano

        And parents have no way of blocking channels. If your kid is on YouTube, he will very likely encounter this stuff.https://twitter.com/trinandtonic/status/1106563018253651971 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        Trin Garritano @TrinAndTonic
        You got white sons? Nephews? If you've got a white male teen in your life and you haven't put your hands on his shoulders, looked him dead in the eye and explained very sincerely why white supremacist YouTubers are poison and are to be ignored, you are failing him.
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      2. Sandro Hawke‏ @sandhawke 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @zeynep

        Had anyone tried giving a thumbs down to the racist or conspiracy stuff? Like, how many times do you have to give it a thumbs down before it stops showing up in your feed?

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      3. Trace Gilton‏ @tracegilton 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @sandhawke @zeynep

        I usually see questionable videos (of all kinds) pop up as related suggestions on videos with low view counts, where they seem to be suggested in lieu of actual related videos because they're getting high user engagement elsewhere.

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      2. Jim "Mandatory Vaccination" Collins  🌹‏ @jimcollins 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @zeynep @IdeaGov

        you guys have no fucking idea how hard it is to write a good recommender algorithm

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      3. JohannesBorgen‏ @jeuasommenulle 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @jimcollins @zeynep @IdeaGov

        Apparently it's easy to code an extremist one

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      1. Susan Bordson‏ @susanbordson 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @zeynep

        @YouTube is one of the most egregious platforms in terms of allowing grifters & sensationalists to profit from its algorithm. This platform leverages & exploits the worst tendencies of neuroscience. Anyone who is Immature or has distorted thinking is particularly vulnerable.

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      1. TBR  📚 📖 eventually...‏ @RebelScumTR8R 16 Mar 2019
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        I saw 4 trump ads while listening to @lambofgod I was quite perturbed by it. Also, there was an ad in the sidebar. Ever present.

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      1. Laura Scott‏ @lauras 16 Mar 2019
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        Laura Scott Retweeted Laura Scott

        YouTube is not just a platform.https://twitter.com/lauras/status/1106930755156865024?s=21 …

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        Laura Scott @lauras
        YouTube, Facebook, Twitter aren't just platforms, they're CURATORS recommending content. Just because the curators are code not people doesn't absolve the curators of responsibility. The code was written (by people directed by management) with intent.
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      1. Richard Reich‏ @rrrrrichard 16 Mar 2019
        Replying to @zeynep @maplecocaine

        I pay for YT Premium (formerly Red) and do not get the overwhelmingly offensive recs reported by so many here. Mine seem to be more responsive to what I actually watch. I'm not saying that you should pay for less awful recs, but that it seems YT can provide them if it wants to.

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      1. Sarah Dalglish‏ @Sarah_Dlish 16 Mar 2019
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        @HelenClarkNZ is speaking out about these issues in light of the tragic events in #ChristChurch

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