YouTube's algorithm recommends videos of kids to people watching sexual content: NYT investigation

YouTube's algorithm has been recommending home videos of kids to viewers watching sexual content, a recent New York Times investigation found. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says her company cares about the safety of children, but the problem hasn’t gone away.

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