Contrary to public belief, YouTube algorithms did not actively promote anti-vaccine content related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Illinois-led study. Image courtesy Storyblocks CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - New research led by data science experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and United Nations Global Pulse found that there is no strong evidence that YouTube promoted anti-vaccine sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, performed an algorithmic audit to examine if YouTube's recommendation system acted as a "rabbit hole," leading users searching for vaccine-related videos to anti-vaccine content.

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