YouTube’s algorithms can drag you down a rabbit hole of conspiracies, researcher finds

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It starts with a single video. A YouTube search for keywords like “crisis actor,” a term used last week to discredit the outspoken survivors of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, can drag viewers down a rabbit hole of conspiracy-related content, a researcher found. Professor and data journalist …

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