YouTube
U.S. Users’ Exposure to YouTube Videos On- and Off-platform
September 16, 2024YouTube is one of the most important platforms on the Internet. However, it is not just a singular destination: because YouTube videos may be embedded into any website, it is a systemically important platform for the entire web. Unfortunately, existing studies do not examine playable YouTube videos embedded around the web, instead focusing solely on ...
Recommending Toxicity: The role of algorithmic recommender functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok in promoting male supremacist influencers
September 14, 2024This study tracked, recorded and coded the content recommended to 10 experimental or ‘sockpuppet’ accounts on 10 blank smartphones, 5 on YouTube Shorts and 5 on TikTok. On each platform, we set up 5 types of accounts: one 16-year old boy and one 18-year old boy who sought out content typically associated with gender-normative young ...
How Do Those Vulnerable to Terror Recruitment Respond to YouTube Counter-Narrative Videos?
August 9, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Jacinda Ardern Calls for ‘Ethical Algorithms’ to Combat Online Extremism. What This Means
August 8, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Meet BreadTube, the YouTube Activists Trying to Beat the Far-right at Their Own Game
August 8, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Don’t Just Blame YouTube’s Algorithms for ‘Radicalisation’. Humans Also Play a Part
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Violent Misogyny, Mass Murder and Suicide: It’s Time to Save Incels from Themselves
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Chambers of Secrets? Cognitive Echo Chambers and the Role of Social Media in Facilitating Them
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Vital Human Rights Evidence in Syria is Disappearing from YouTube
July 16, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Tips and Tricks from Google/YouTube, Facebook, and EXIT Germany for Effective Online CVE
July 1, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...