How the Youtube algorithm is distorting the political conversations

A very interesting article by The Guardian probes into one giant player of the social media ecosystem whose role in shaping the public sphere hasn’t been scrutinised enough: Youtube.

This video sums up the main themes of the article:

Key quote:

“YouTube is something that looks like reality, but it is distorted to make you spend more time online. The recommendation algorithm is not optimising for what is truthful, or balanced, or healthy for democracy.”

The article is here.