YouTube
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Incident 114 Reports
Google’s YouTube Kids App Presents Inappropriate Content
2015-05-19
YouTube’s content filtering and recommendation algorithms exposed children to disturbing and inappropriate videos.
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YouTube's AI Mistakenly Banned Chess Channel over Chess Language Misinterpretation
2020-06-28
YouTube's AI-powered hate speech detection system falsely flagged chess content and banned chess creators allegedly due to its misinterpretation of strategy language such as "black," "white," and "attack" as harmful and dangerous.
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Permanent Removal of Social Media Content via Automated Tools Allegedly Prevented Investigative Efforts
2020-03-16
Automated permanent removal of violating social media content, such as terrorism, violent extremism, and hate speech, without archival has allegedly hindered the potential use of this content for investigating serious crimes and hampered efforts in criminal accountability.
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YouTube Recommendation Reportedly Pushed Election Fraud Content to Skeptics Disproportionately
2020-11-01
YouTube's recommendation algorithm allegedly pushed 2020's US Presidential Election fraud content to users most skeptical of the election's legitimacy disproportionately compared to least skeptical users.
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Incident 8731 Report
YouTube Algorithms Allegedly Amplify Eating Disorder Content to Adolescent Girls
2024-12-10
YouTube's recommendation algorithm has allegedly been directing teen users to harmful content promoting eating disorders and self-harm, according to a study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Almost 70% of the recommended videos in searches related to dieting or weight loss reportedly contained content likely to exacerbate body image anxieties.
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