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YouTube may have misinformation blind spots, researchers say

YouTube may have misinformation blind spots, researchers say

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Ahead of the midterm elections, disinformation watchdogs say they are concerned that what has been described as an aggressive effort by YouTube to confront misinformation on the Google-owned platform has developed blind spots. In particular, they are worried about YouTube’s TikTok-like service that offers very short videos, and about the platform’s Spanish-language videos. But the […]

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YouTube CEO says work remains to curb misinformation

YouTube CEO says work remains to curb misinformation

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YouTube can always improve its work to combat misinformation, Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki said, touting the company’s progress over the past six years — even as falsehoods about the Covid-19 pandemic and elections have surged on the platform. “There will always be incentives for people to be creating misinformation,” Wojcicki said Tuesday at the […]

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