"What Can You Trust On The Internet?"

General Discussion
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Mozilla sent out a newsletter with resources on how people are being manipulated online. This video analyzes a popular cooking channel on YouTube. It’s worth watching.

They link to some articles and resources here:

Whether we realize it or not, we’re all being manipulated on the internet. There are ways to tackle this problem – companies can do a better job creating algorithms that don’t manipulate people for profit. And internet users can educate themselves so they are better able to recognize and avoid online manipulation.

Here is a reading list to help you start to understand the problem of online manipulation.

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That channel is interesting. Gamed AI recommendation engines are suggesting that people eat bleach, and Google hasn’t removed the video despite many reports. :weary: