"In a new report, Penn State political scientists say that it's not the recommendation engine, but the communities that form around right-wing content." ““For these far-right groups, the audience is treating it much more as interactive space...this could lead to the creation of a community,” which is a much more potent persuasive force than any recommendation system. When it comes to radicalization, he says, these are the sorts of factors we should be concerned about—not the effects of each algorithmic tweak.”