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YouTube’s algorithm is pushing climate misinformation videos, and their creators are profiting from it: One-fifth of the ads on climate misinformation videos were from Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, or other green/environmental groups.

"Avaaz cites YouTube’s much-debated algorithms as the main culprit, given that its video recommendations account for 70 percent of what people watch on the platform. 'For every climate misinformation video someone watches or likes, similar content is likely to show up in that person’s recommendations, thereby trapping the viewer in an online bubble of misinformation,' the report says."

Source: www.niemanlab.org

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