The scenario
A user watches a video and the YouTube recommendation algorithm logs engagement; if fringe content dominates, repeated boosts and profile shifts can push the user toward a radicalized worldview.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
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Does the recommendation engine score mainstream or fringe affinity?
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Does the user engage with more fringe content after the feed is dominated?
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Has repeated exposure crossed the radicalization risk threshold?
Use this flowchart to explain or audit recommender-system risks for extremism, train content moderators, or design deranking interventions.
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