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YouTube algorithm promoted conspiracy video after Texas church shooting
A day after the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, YouTube's algorithm promoted a conspiracy theory video as a top search result under 'Top News'. The video made unsubstantiated claims about the shooter's motives. YouTube acknowledged the issue and said it was working to tweak its algorithm to prevent such occurrences.
- Date it happened
- 2017-11-06
- Organisation involved
- YouTube
- Product, system or model
- YouTube's algorithm
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