#Algorithm-Harm
Events indexed under #Algorithm-Harm — 7 entries in the record.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-05 | Frances Haugen Senate Testimony Exposes Facebook Algorithmic Harm to Children and Democracy Frances Haugen · Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · U.S. Senate · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2020-11-03 | Facebook Rolls Back Election Safety Measures Immediately After 2020 Vote, Enabling "Stop the Steal" Misinformation Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · Frances Haugen · Donald Trump · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2019-02-17 | YouTube Pedophile Ring Enabled by Recommendation Algorithm Exposed by Matt Watson YouTube · Google · Matt Watson (investigative YouTuber) · Pedophile networks · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2018-11-06 | Facebook Admits Platform Used to "Incite Offline Violence" in Myanmar Genocide, Implements No Systemic Changes Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · United Nations · Rohingya Muslims · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2018-02-01 | Research Shows YouTube Recommends Conspiracy Theories 80% More Than Factual Content YouTube · Google · University of California Berkeley researchers · Harvard researchers · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2017-08-25 | Facebook Algorithm Amplifies Myanmar Military Hate Speech Enabling Rohingya Genocide Facebook · Mark Zuckerberg · Myanmar Military · Rohingya Muslims · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2016-01-01 | YouTube Algorithm Optimizes for Watch Time, Systematically Amplifies Extremism YouTube · Google · Guillaume Chaslot (former YouTube engineer/whistleblower) · Zeynep Tufekci (researcher) | confirmed |