conspiracy theories

• YouTube-Disputed Study Finds 100 Advertisers Ran Spots Against Climate Change Denial Videos
• YouTube Says Watch-Time On ‘Borderline’ Content By Non-Subscribers Has Dropped 70% This Year

  In a corporate blog post today, YouTube shared an update on its work to reduce the spread of content that it terms “borderline” and also likens to “harmful misinformation” -- videos that aren’t punishable per its Community Guidelines but brush up close to the line, such as conspiracy theories.

  
• YouTube Cracks Down On Videos Instructing Viewers To Ingest Bleach As ‘Miracle’ Medical Cure

  YouTube, which has taken great pains in recent months to crack down on both conspiracy theories and videos that encourage bodily harm, is now removing content that claims drinking bleach can cure autism, cancer, malaria, and a host of other diseases.

  
• Susan Wojcicki On YouTube’s Fight Against Grotesque Content: “I Own This Problem, And I’m Going To Fix It”

  Amid a slew of bad news for YouTube -- including scandals involving conspiracy theories and pedophiles -- The New York Times sat down with CEO Susan Wojcicki for a wide-ranging profile, describing her as “the most measured person in tech” even as her company is facing harrowing horrors at seemingly every turn.

  
• Anti-Vaccination Videos May Be YouTube’s Latest Front In Battle Against Conspiracies
• YouTube In Hot Water Again After Search Results For Tom Hanks Lead To Conspiracy Theories
• YouTube Issues Another Strike Against InfoWars For Hate Speech, Child Endangerment
• YouTube Looking To Hire Seasoned Journalist For Forthcoming News Initiative (Report)
• YouTube To Clamp Down On Conspiracy Theories With Wikipedia-Sourced Text Boxes
• YouTube Strikes InfoWars Channel Amid Attempt To Crack Down On Conspiratorial Content