YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos, researchers claim
Research from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate suggests that YouTube's algorithm still recommends harmful eating disorder content to teenage users. Despite new safety regulations, critics argue that platforms are failing to adequately protect minors from dangerous material.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between social media platform algorithms and the legal responsibility to protect vulnerable young users from harmful content.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jim Reed Health reporter Getty Images YouTube is still recommending eating disorder videos to teenage users a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according to new research.
The article presents findings from a research group while including the platform's response and the broader regulatory context.
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