misinformation

• YouTube’s Chief Product Officer testified before Congress. Then he announced a new approach to extremist content.
• Misinformation is a huge problem on YouTube. Is “prebunking” the solution?

  Studies conducted by Google and the University of Cambridge found that "prebunking" can lessen the impact of YouTube misinformation.

  
• Trying to cure your allergies on YouTube? You might want to check your sources.

  An article published in a medical journal claims that many YouTube videos related to allergies and hay fever contain misinformation.

  
• YouTube is banning videos that promote “unsafe abortion methods”

  YouTube will monitor and restrict videos that promote unsafe abortion methods or share medical misinformation about the procedure.

  
• Companies like Google and Meta could face billion-dollar fines if they don’t comply with a new European Union law
• Spotify, Joe Rogan Respond To Mounting Uproar Over Vaccine Misinformation
• Rand Paul Gets YouTube Channel Strike For COVID Misinformation
• YouTube Removes Videos From Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading COVID Misinformation
• TikTok Implements Prompts To Deter Users From Proliferating Misinformation
• Social Media Platforms See 73% Drop In Election Misinformation After Trump’s Ban (Study)
• YouTube Will Now Issue Immediate Suspensions To Any Channels That Engage In Election Misinformation
• YouTube Reverses Suspension Of U.K.’s ‘TalkRadio’ Amid COVID-19 Policy Skirmish