As YouTube has its own search engine built within, it means that it also has its own algorithm. The average YouTube user notices that YouTube offers recommended videos to watch. The question is, how does YouTube's algorithm decide such?

ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS:

Watch the YouTube video below by Veritasium, and answer the following questions:

https://youtu.be/fHsa9DqmId8Links to an external site.

QUESTIONS:

1) How was YouTube's algorithm perceived prior to Veritasium noticing the change?

2) Why did YouTube influencers think that their videos were receiving less views?

3) What theory does Veritasium present?

4) Do you think that YouTube is becoming clickbait content and if so is it beneficial or not to the YouTube user? Explain why or why not.

Please be thorough in your response, have clear formatting, and cite in your answer