Amazon and Hulu’s Algorithms Continue to Suggest Conspiracy Films

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, and Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus from the Maxwell School, were both quoted in the Business Insider story “Amazon and Hulu’s algorithms are recommending conspiracy theory films, and the consequences could be more serious than you might think.”

Grygiel told the Business Insider that “the the user-driven nature of Prime Video makes it dangerous, especially if users design content that is “at the edge” of the policy. Barkun added that “it’s always dangerous when false ideas are presented as fact.”