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Platform will ensure algorithms do not keep pushing similar content to young
viewers, even though it does not breach guidelines
YouTube is to stop recommending videos to teenagers that idealise specific
fitness levels, body weights or physical features, after experts warned such
content could be harmful if viewed repeatedly.
The platform will still allow 13- to 17-year-olds to view the videos, but its
algorithms will not push young users down related content “rabbit holes”
afterwards.
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