The first line of defense against YouTube’s recommendations starts with its built-in feedback tools. The Not interested button is the simplest one. When I see a video that doesn’t belong on my ...

If Nielsen stats are to be believed, we collectively spend more time in front of YouTube than any other streaming service—including Disney+ and Netflix. That's a lot of watch hours, especially for an ...

YouTube users have reported potentially objectionable content in thousands of videos recommended to them using the platform’s algorithm, according to the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. The findings, ...

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Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch history, continuously tempting me to consume more ...

Instead of counting the number of clicks or views a video gets, YouTube’s algorithms focus on ensuring viewers are happy with what they watch. This article examines how YouTube’s algorithms work to ...

YouTube’s proprietary AI algorithm is at the heart of the company’s success, and it’s secrecy is key to continued Internet video dominance. However, a recent report from Mozilla, found YouTube’s ...

YouTube's algorithm is recommending videos that viewers wish afterwards that they hadn't seen, according to research carried out by Mozilla. And at times, found the report, the algorithm even ...

If you type in words like “spider-man”, “elsa”, “hulk” or even “superheroes” into YouTube, it’s safe to assume that the majority of content the video site’s algorithm serves up is probably decent.

YouTube is a supercomputer working to achieve a specific goal — to get you to spend as much time on YouTube as possible. But no one told its system exactly how to do that. After YouTube built the ...

In the fall of 2016, Jimmy Donaldson dropped out of college to try to solve one of the biggest mysteries in media: How exactly does a video go viral on YouTube? Donaldson, then 18, had been posting to ...