New information about how various factors influence YouTube’s video recommendation algorithm is revealed by members of the team responsible for working on it. Having only been implemented in 2016, we ...

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 sharing more details about how its search and recommendation algorithms work in a new video where the company answers questions from users. The YouTube team published a similar video ...

YouTube’s 2026 algorithm overhaul is reshaping how videos are recommended, placing more weight on authentic engagement, channel consistency, and emotional impact instead of purely watch time. Creators ...

YouTube is still suggesting videos with misinformation, violent content, and COVID-19 misinformation, according to a major new study published this month. Notably, this isn't just an issue with ...

For years YouTube’s video-recommending algorithm has stood accused of fuelling a grab bag of societal ills by feeding users an AI-amplified diet of hate speech, political extremism and/or conspiracy ...

Mark Sargent saw instantly that his situation had changed for the worse. A voluble, white-haired 52-year-old, Sargent is a flat-earth evangelist who lives on Whidbey Island in Washington state and ...