Exactly. Tons of evidence supporting the fact that YouTube and other social media sites ARE radicalising people and have done so in the past by hosting it as well. [0]
Not sure why it is so difficult to for Arstechnica to do basic research like you just did citing multiple articles from the same publisher source.
There is absolutely evidence supporting the idea that YouTube and social media sites are contributing to the radicalization of people. This is not saying there is not evidence, it is reporting one one specific study that used a very specific method. It is worth reporting on specific studies/methods as well as doing over arching journalism on a topic. One piece does not discount another.
I'd appreciate any links you have to this evidence. I also found this:
> After conducting a detailed analysis of recommendations received by each channel type, we refute the popular radicalization claims. To the contrary, these data suggest that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm actively discourages viewers from visiting radicalizing or extremist content. Instead, the algorithm is shown to favor mainstream media and cable news content over independent YouTube channels with slant towards left-leaning or politically neutral channels. Our study thus suggests that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm fails to promote inflammatory or radicalized content, as previously claimed by several outlets.
The BATF radicalized people too - Timothy McVeigh credits Waco for his attack (and well was also pretty close to begin with but still radicalizing). Are we to dissolve them then?
The real question is the magnitude - without that the premise and logic are fundamentally deeply flawed.
Not sure why it is so difficult to for Arstechnica to do basic research like you just did citing multiple articles from the same publisher source.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28035432