Auditing health-related recommendations in social media: A Case Study of Abortion on YouTube

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Autores principales: Lahsaini, Mohammed, Lechiakh, Mohamed, Maurer, Alexandre
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author Lahsaini, Mohammed
Lechiakh, Mohamed
Maurer, Alexandre
author_facet Lahsaini, Mohammed
Lechiakh, Mohamed
Maurer, Alexandre
contents Recommendation algorithms (RS) used by social media, like YouTube, significantly shape our information consumption across various domains, especially in healthcare. Hence, algorithmic auditing becomes crucial to uncover their potential bias and misinformation, particularly in the context of controversial topics like abortion. We introduce a simple yet effective sock puppet auditing approach to investigate how YouTube recommends abortion-related videos to individuals with different backgrounds. Our framework allows for efficient auditing of RS, regardless of the complexity of the underlying algorithms
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spellingShingle Auditing health-related recommendations in social media: A Case Study of Abortion on YouTube
Lahsaini, Mohammed
Lechiakh, Mohamed
Maurer, Alexandre
Social and Information Networks
Information Retrieval
Recommendation algorithms (RS) used by social media, like YouTube, significantly shape our information consumption across various domains, especially in healthcare. Hence, algorithmic auditing becomes crucial to uncover their potential bias and misinformation, particularly in the context of controversial topics like abortion. We introduce a simple yet effective sock puppet auditing approach to investigate how YouTube recommends abortion-related videos to individuals with different backgrounds. Our framework allows for efficient auditing of RS, regardless of the complexity of the underlying algorithms
title Auditing health-related recommendations in social media: A Case Study of Abortion on YouTube
topic Social and Information Networks
Information Retrieval
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07896