He rose to power by exploiting online platforms — so what happens now that he’s lost?
The BBC reports on a new wave of amateur documentarians harassing victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, similar to the Sandy Hook truthers spurred on by Infowars.
The point of the harassment is to get footage of the confrontation, which can then be posted to YouTube for a growing following. In theory, this kind of video is against YouTube’s content policy — but actual bans are rare.
The journalists behind a controversial series of stories tell us they haven’t been hoaxed. We’re not so sure
A new paper from researchers at the Brookings institute finds that YouTube’s algorithm makes all groups (liberal, moderate and conservative) slightly more conservative, rather than the universal push to extremes that many had assumed.
That’s consistent with teens getting Shapiro-pilled on YouTube, but it’s not quite the “rabbit hole” thesis you hear from most pundits.
Analysis by The Verge shows that Birdwatch users regularly tackle misinformation topics with the highest stakes, including pandemic response
The site is kind of like the very monetized cousin of AO3, and with that monetization (and popularity) comes the need to protect its young audience. A Forbes investigation recently found that sexual predators appeared to be targeting Wattpad’s youngest users. Now Wattpad has announced a series of tools and policies to protect those users, while still trying to allow adult-oriented content to stick around.
