It is useful to recall that four years ago YouTube's recommendation algorithm recommended pro-bullshitter videos far more often than pro-Clinton videos.

This does not prove that the algorithm was intentionally designed for that result. Perhaps they were; but we know that right-wingers have learned how to manipulate recommendation algorithms; perhaps these results are a reflection of that. We know that they do not reflect a majority preference for the bullshitter, since he lost the popular vote.

Google's response amounts to, "Do not try to judge our actions without the full information that we won't let you have."