YouTube says it will recommend fewer videos about conspiracy theories

YouTube says it will recommend fewer videos about conspiracy theories(theverge.com)

2 points by sheldor 7 years ago | 4 comments

skilled 7 years ago |

Such as the conspiracy that the YouTube algorithm is rigged in favor of large organizations and brainwash media? Oh, wait... that's not a conspiracy. Oh, the irony!

Apocryphon 7 years ago |

Well... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19005560

sheldor 7 years ago |

I think it's a nice step forward. People with less education can be severely harmed by conspiracy theories.

zimpenfish 7 years ago | |

Everyone can be harmed by conspiracy theories. Some of the smartest people in the world have believed the stupidest nonsense about conspiracies.