YouTube may be building different political realities for men and women

# YouTube's Algorithm May Show Men and Women Completely Different Political Content A new study found that YouTube's recommendation system pushes men and women toward vastly different political news and videos, even when they start out interested in the same topics. Male-focused accounts were steered toward confrontational political content, while female accounts saw different types of political videos, meaning the algorithm could be creating separate political realities depending on your gender. This matters because it means two people in your office watching YouTube could end up in completely different information bubbles without realizing why.
The persuasive power of platforms like YouTube has long been apparent. It’s why the Trump campaign, for instance, bought out the masthead ad space at the top of YouTube 20 times during the 2020 election cycle, including an audacious buyout on Election Day. But the platform’s algorithm can also be
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