The UK government has launched a consultation proposing that platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and other social media services make news from public service media including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and potentially other trusted publishers, more prominent in feeds and search results. The proposal is part of a wider Media Green Paper aimed at tackling misinformation and reforming public service media. Supporters argue it could improve access to reliable news, while critics question whether governments should influence how recommendation algorithms rank content and what qualifies as a “trusted” source.
Obviously this is dystopian but no one is going to leap to the defence of any current algorithm either. YouTube calling on the British public to “protect your feed” is falling on deaf ears because these precious algos gave us Brexit and Reform