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Research finds high occurrence of Jordan Peterson videos in YouTube's "Up Next"

Rejected submission by therainingmonkey at 2018-07-17 12:46:51 from the propagandalytics dept.
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New research [eticlab.co.uk] into YouTube's recommendation algorithm turns up an unusually high number of Jordan Peterson videos. The researchers note:

There are a couple of other names which keep popping up: Nigel Farage, Ben Shapiro, Jacob Rees-Mogg. None appear as often as Peterson. They have something in common with him though: They all hail from the right wing of the political spectrum[3]. The opposing perspective is conspicuous only by its absence.

They also provide a tool [eticlab.xyz] for you to check how many suggested videos you'd have to click on to reach one of mr. Peterson's.
The researchers are not suggesting a bias by YouTube nor foul play by Peterson, merely noting his remarkable predominance on the platform.


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