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YouTube’s Anorexia Algorithm: How YouTube recommends harmful eating disorder videos to young girls
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2024 – YouTube is actively pushing harmful eating disorder content to vulnerable adolescents. In a new report, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) investigated YouTube and its algorithm for how recommendations are […]
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