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YouTube Canada
Claims & sources for YouTube Canada. Every fact below is a verbatim quote from a real document we have stored. ↩ See the full Record
| Claim | Asserted by | Stance | Evidence balance | Source | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A like-to-view ratio of 15–22% is not evidence of algorithmic suppression | unattributed | pro | +3.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| A like-to-view ratio of 15–22% indicates an audience composed predominantly of returning, ideologically aligned subscribers | unattributed | pro | +3.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| A reasonable estimate of the active English-language Canadian political-YouTube audience is in the low single-digit millions at most | unattributed | neutral | +2.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| the cited like-to-view ratios are insufficient evidence to establish suppression on their own | unattributed | pro | +2.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| A reasonable estimate of the active English-language Canadian political-YouTube audience is in the low single-digit millions at most | unattributed | neutral | +2.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| A like-to-view ratio of 15–22% is not, in itself, evidence of algorithmic suppression | unattributed | neutral | +2.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube is suppressing the reach of Canadian independent political YouTubers | Jasmin Laine | pro | +1.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| the global "authoritative sources" weighting structurally disadvantages independent political commentary | YouTube Canada | pro | +1.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's prioritization measurably disadvantages independent commentary in algorithmic news/political surfacing | unattributed | pro | +1.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| the global "authoritative sources" weighting structurally disadvantages independent political commentary | unattributed | pro | +1.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's prioritization measurably disadvantages independent commentary in algorithmic news/political surfacing | unattributed | pro | +1.0 | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| C-11 discoverability rules will ultimately apply to YouTube/TikTok user-generated content | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | +1.0 | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| YouTube has implemented a Canada-specific geo-siloing measure | unattributed | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | |
| the global "authoritative sources" weighting structurally disadvantages independent political commentary | unattributed | pro | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's algorithm suppresses Canadian political commentators | unattributed | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | |
| The "authoritative" weighting has tightened in 2024–2026 | Jasmin Laine | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's algorithm steers users away from political content | Karen Yeung | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's recommendation algorithm pulls users slightly to the right of the political spectrum | Brookings | pro | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube is suppressing the reach of Canadian independent political YouTubers. | Jasmin Laine | pro | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | |
| the global "authoritative sources" weighting structurally disadvantages independent political commentary | unattributed | pro | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| the algorithm was actively steering away from political content toward viral/popular non-political content | CBC News | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| YouTube's recommendation algorithm pulled users "slightly to the right of the political spectrum" on average | Brookings | neutral | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| The "authoritative" weighting has tightened in 2024–2026 | Jasmin Laine | critical | — | Canadian Independent Political YouTube a | ↗ |
| Global algorithms interpret low watch times as an unengaging video | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | pro | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| YouTube and TikTok are not neutral parties | University of Ottawa's Michael Geist | critical | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |
| C-11 discoverability rules will harm creators | Geist | critical | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| Senator Paula Simons dismissed creator algorithm concerns as fearmongering | Senator Paula Simons | critical | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | |
| The scale of any future harm | unattributed | pro | — | Fact-Check: Bill C-11, Algorithmic Disco | ↗ |