How YouTube Drives Viewers to the Internet’s Darkest Corners – WSJ

How YouTube Drives Viewers to the Internet’s Darkest Corners

Google’s video site often recommends divisive, misleading or false material despite changes it has made to highlight more-neutral content, a Wall Street Journal investigation found. The culprit is an algorithm that picks clips that get people to stay.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-youtube-drives-viewers-to-the-internets-darkest-corners-1518020478