{"id":9043,"date":"2020-12-12T13:51:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T13:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dataethics.eu\/?p=9043"},"modified":"2020-12-17T12:57:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:57:58","slug":"from-youtube-user-to-youtube-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dataethics.eu\/da\/from-youtube-user-to-youtube-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"From YouTube User to YouTube Watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"rich-text\" contenteditable=\"true\">\n<p>Many people like YouTube recommendations, but they can also lead some into extremism or have other serious consequences, and YouTube does have a <a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/blog\/28-reasons-why-youtube-must-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">history of<\/a> recommending harmful content \u2014 from pandemic conspiracies to political disinformation \u2014 to its users, even if they\u2019ve previously viewed harmless content.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the serious consequences, YouTube\u2019s recommendation algorithm is entirely mysterious to its users. With a new browser extension called The Regrets Reporter from Mozilla, users can take action if they are recommended harmful videos. This will help Mozilla better understand the challenges about YouTube&#8217;s recommendations and may be help illuminate the right path forward for a more trustworthy recommendation system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mofoprod.net\/network\/images\/how-it-works-step.2e16d0ba.fill-760x760-c100.format-jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"how-it-works-step2.f0e8bf47307b.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"359\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"rich-text\" contenteditable=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Why is Mozilla doing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>YouTube\u2019s recommendation AI is one of the most powerful curators on the internet. YouTube is the second-most visited website in the world, and its AI-enabled recommendation engine drives 70% of total viewing time on the site. It\u2019s no exaggeration to say that YouTube significantly shapes the public\u2019s awareness and understanding of key issues across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>For years, people have raised the alarm about YouTube recommending conspiracy theories, misinformation, and other harmful content. One of YouTube\u2019s most consistent responses is to say that they are making progress on this and have reduced harmful recommendations by 70%. But there is no way to verify those claims or understand <a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/blog\/our-recommendation-youtube\/\">where YouTube still has work to do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Download the extension at<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/mzl.la\/regrets-reporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>mzl.la\/regrets-reporter<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/en\/blog\/28-reasons-why-youtube-must-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get the full story on Mozilla<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people like YouTube recommendations, but they can also lead some into extremism or have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,370],"tags":[1599,3496,2053],"class_list":["post-9043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-news","tag-mozilla-en","tag-regretsreporter","tag-youtube-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From YouTube User to YouTube Watchdog &#183; 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