YouTube Still Recommending Eating Disorder Videos to Teens, Research Finds New research from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) highlights the ongoing failure of social media giants like YouTube to protect vulnerable users: teenagers.
A year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, YouTube's Up Next algorithm is still recommending eating disorder videos to teenage viewers.
The CCDH's study found that one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube's algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction, or other harmful material.