"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

A new study of online communities suggests that their interaction dynamics can amplify small, local imbalances in opinions, ...

A team of researchers at universities in the U.S., Switzerland, and Brazil found that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is likely to share racist right-wing channels. The work is detailed in ...

The contemporary threat landscape is no longer defined solely by physical spaces, hierarchical organizations, or clearly ...

A new study conducted by the Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) at the University of Pennsylvania sheds light on a pressing question: Does YouTube's algorithm radicalize young Americans?

Social media's role in radicalizing extremists has drastically increased over the last several years. Some far-right TikTokers employ a meme-like format in their content to dodge content moderation.