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    November 5, 2018
    Many Turn to YouTube for Children’s Content, News, How-To Lessons

    One-in-five YouTube users say it is very important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world

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    One-in-five YouTube users say it is very important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world
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    Many Turn to YouTube for Children's Content, News, How-To Lessons
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    One-in-five YouTube users say it is very important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world
    YouTube recommendations point users to progressively longer content
    One-in-five YouTube users say it is very important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world
    Majority of YouTube users encounter videos that seem false/untrue, or show people doing dangerous things
    Around one-third of parents of young children regularly let their child watch videos on YouTube
    Majority of YouTube users across a wide range of age groups watch recommended videos
    How the Center conducted the ‘random walks’ analysis used in this report
    Certain popular videos were recommended repeatedly in this analysis
    YouTube recommendations point to progressively longer videos
    Bulk of the 50 most-recommended videos in this analysis were music videos, TV competitions, children’s content or ‘life hacks’
    YouTube recommendations point to more popular content – regardless of starting criterion
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