While algorithm audits are growing rapidly in commonality and public importance, relatively
little scholarly work has gone toward synthesizing prior work and strategizing future research …

Generative search engines directly generate responses to user queries, along with in-line
citations. A prerequisite trait of a trustworthy generative search engine is verifiability, ie …

If popular online platforms systematically expose their users to partisan and unreliable news,
they could potentially contribute to societal issues such as rising political polarization,. This …

Social media sites use content moderation to attempt to cultivate safe spaces with accurate
information for their users. However, content moderation decisions may not be applied …

Algorithms are ubiquitous and critical sources of information online, increasingly acting as
gatekeepers for users accessing or sharing information about virtually any topic, including …

Search engines are the primary gateways of information. Yet, they do not take into account
the credibility of search results. There is a growing concern that YouTube, the second largest …

One of the most concrete measures towards meaningful AI accountability is to
consequentially assess and report the systems' performance and impact. However, the …

In this article, we present results of an auditing study performed over YouTube aimed at
investigating how fast a user can get into a misinformation filter bubble, but also what it takes …

Algorithm audits are powerful tools for studying black-box systems without direct knowledge
of their inner workings. While very effective in examining technical components, the method …

The negative effects of misinformation filter bubbles in adaptive systems have been known
to researchers for some time. Several studies investigated, most prominently on YouTube …