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• Misinformation is a huge problem on YouTube. Is “prebunking” the solution?
• Google Shuts Down 39 YouTube Accounts Linked To Iranian “Influence Operation”

  Google has removed 39 YouTube accounts, in addition to some Blogger blogs and Google+ accounts, that have been linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting organization. The accounts had been working on a political "influence operation."

  
• YouTube Will Now Redirect Searches For Extremist Videos To Anti-Terrorist Playlists

  The new feature, dubbed The Redirect Method, is part of a four-prong strategy announced by Google last month to quash extremism.

  
• YouTube’s Ad-Supported Originals Are Directly Competing For TV Ad Dollars

  At Brandcast, YouTube said it would fund premium programming in front of the paywall. Now, a YouTube exec says it's an effort to gain TV ad dollars.