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YouTube has quietly shared new details explaining how viewers can directly influence what appears in their recommendations.

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A new study conducted by the Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) at the University of Pennsylvania sheds light on a pressing question: Does YouTube's algorithm radicalize young Americans?

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Jack Clark, Anthropic's head of policy, joins other tech leaders who say they limit their children's screen time.