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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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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Liam Hogan

      Folks, please go read this whole thread below. All of it. And then remember that Chromebooks, which come with access to YouTube (and that I use because great sturdy secure machines!), are half the K-12 market in the US.https://twitter.com/limerick1914/status/972837152940855296 …

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      Liam Hogan @Limerick1914
      I just typed slavery into the youtube search and clicked on a video by an academic discussing the origins of plantation slavery in the New World. The next video queued up to autoplay was a discussion of "white slavery" by two Holocaust deniers (Ernst Zündel & Michael Hoffman II) https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/972595906821292032 …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kris Luedke

      The number of people telling me that YouTube autoplay ends up with white supremacists videos from all sorts of starting points is pretty staggering. This needs large-scale and systematic research.https://twitter.com/kalicite/status/973266977060999168?s=21 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Kris Luedke @Kalicite
      Replying to @zeynep
      Watched a vid on general info on ancient Sumeria. YouTube then suggested Ancient Aliens (yeah, should have seen that comminng) & scores of white supremacy (huh???) vids.
      8 replies 190 retweets 285 likes
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Blake Montgomery

      This happens regularly. Remember, many young people turn to YouTube for news. And are fed this stuff. (This one may have been fixed as things that get called out like this get manually fixed. But this is structural and routine).https://twitter.com/blakersdozen/status/973301915743170560?s=21 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Blake MontgomeryVerified account @blakersdozen
      The Alex Jones Show pops up first on YouTube when searching for "Austin explosions" in Incognito. Jones suggests without evidence that Antifa are "prime suspects" in planting the packages. pic.twitter.com/XDKepPqrr6
      3 replies 48 retweets 122 likes
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted !warp.max.ghost

      Yep. Gaming is a popular topic among kids and I’ve seen YouTube recommend and autoplay horrible, racist and misogynist content following some random game tips video.https://twitter.com/marsarchaic/status/973278408971927552?s=21 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      !warp.max.ghost @ghostly_max
      Replying to @zeynep
      1/2 This. One very alarming vector this propaganda travels is through gaming content on YouTube, which is primarily viewed by children.
      6 replies 45 retweets 140 likes
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      No. Just no. I appreciate the complexity and challenge of this transition but, just no to appropriating one of the strongest public institutions we have like this. https://twitter.com/lucas_shaw/status/973686764224249857 …

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Mar 2018

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      A common pattern as far as I can tell. https://twitter.com/twentyforts/status/973711660954333184 …

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matt McCollow  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 👨‍💻 🏃‍♂️ 🏋️‍♂️ 🎮

      This isn’t going to address the core issue at all.https://twitter.com/mmccollow/status/973745566034382848 …

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      Matt McCollow  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 👨‍💻 🏃‍♂️ 🏋️‍♂️ 🎮 @mmccollow
      I don’t see how this helps solve YouTube’s problem. Their main problem, as @zeynep wrote about, is that their algorithm leads users to radical/extremist content. This is barely even a half-measure. https://twitter.com/wired/status/973693969438773248 …
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Mar 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Craig Silverman

      Yep.https://twitter.com/craigsilverman/status/973717566161002496 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Craig SilvermanVerified account @CraigSilverman
      The Nesting Doll Strategy: whereby platforms offload editorial responsibility in layers until you get to the final doll and it’s either volunteer community editors working for free or low paid content moderators employed by contractors. https://twitter.com/natjarv/status/973686260232531969 …
      2 replies 30 retweets 143 likes
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    9. Boris Toucas‏ @BorisTouc 13 Mar 2018
      Replying to @zeynep

      Funny how I was watching one of your - excellent - videos about algorythms and content priorization on my computer and your tweets suddenly start popping up on my phone's feed.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    10. Boris Toucas‏ @BorisTouc 13 Mar 2018
      Replying to @BorisTouc @zeynep

      Though getting Z. Tufekci as curated content is not a worst case scenario.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Mar 2018
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