Youtube radical 2: Caleb Cain, who spent years consumed by what he calls a “decentralized cult” of far-right YouTube personalities, in Berkeley Springs, W Va, Apr 10, 2019. Google Brain’s researchers wondered if they could keep YouTube users engaged for longer by steering them into different parts of YouTube, rather than feeding their existing interests. He fell asleep to YouTube videos at night, his phone propped up on a pillow. In all, he watched nearly 4,000 YouTube videos in 2016, more than double the number he had watched the previous year. It is still difficult, at times, to tell where the YouTube algorithm stops and his personality begins.

Source: bd News24 June 09, 2019 10:52 UTC