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How YouTube drew two youths in Singapore into extremism
How YouTube's algorithm drew two youths into online extremism, highlighting the role of online platforms in youth radicalisation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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"It freaks me out," Clark stated bluntly, expressing unease about exposing young minds to the endless, algorithm-driven stream of videos that can rapidly escalate from harmless content to potentially addictive or inappropriate material.
Investigation finds YouTube is serving mindless AI slop to toddlers and preschoolers
A new investigation reveals YouTube's algorithm floods kids' feeds with bizarre AI videos after trusted channels, while creators profit from the synthetic content with millions of views.
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has revealed that he does not allow his daughter unrestricted access to YouTube. He insisted that the thought of unfettered access to the YouTube algorithm for his daughter ‘freaks him out.’
YouTube’s algorithm loves feeding AI slop to kids.
After watching popular children’s channels like CoComelon, Bluey, or Ms. Rachel, The New York Times found that more than 40 percent of Shorts recommended by the platform “appeared to contain AI-generated visuals.” YouTube doesn’t require animated AI videos for children to be labeled, placing all moderation burdens on parents instead. [Link: How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/ai-videos-children-youtube.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share | The New York Times]
YouTube fixes major outage that knocked the platform offline for hours
YouTube's algorithm had a seizure and took the whole site down with it.