"Our main findings indicate a "funnelling effect": users.. ..are steered by the recommendation system towards a select group of video channels,
narrowing the range of views they are exposed to.

Additionally, we found a significant overrepresentation of right-wing voices in video recommendations. When viewing political videos.. ..19.3% of the first recommendations were for videos featuring politicians from the Finns Party."

#youtube #rightwing #persut

https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/news/youtubes-algorithm-promoted-right-wing-content-in-the-2024-finnish-elections/

YouTube’s algorithm promoted right-wing content in the 2024 Finnish elections

Amid this week's flurry of talks on AI regulation in Strasbourg, a new study found YouTube to have boosted the

^{Eliza Gkritsi (EURACTIV)}

An #anthropologist attends a #CPAC conference ( #conservative #RightWing #America) and reports on their findings of the attitude towards #trans folks.

This being @SAPIENS_org, it is well thought through, fully supportive of trans folks and focused on debunking some of the #myths that the right perpetuate.

I'm really pleased to see serious #academic #writing focused on supporting trans folks. Will the right wing read this? Probably not. Will people who are unaware of the attacks trans folk experience every day read this? Quite probably. Will it help to increase understanding, empathy and allyship? I sincerely hope so.

https://www.sapiens.org/culture/transphobia-myths/

Two Myths Fueling Transphobia – SAPIENS

An anthropologist attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)—ground zero for anti-trans rhetoric and legislation in the U.S.

^{Emily Sekine (SAPIENS)}