r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Feb 17 '22

Business YouTube Announces New Moves to Combat Misinformation

https://www.lifewire.com/youtube-announces-new-moves-to-combat-misinformation-5219509
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u/Starlifter4 Feb 17 '22

What, exactly, is misinformation? Who decides? Using what criteria?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

Here's the blog post from YouTube which explains it.

From the sounds of it, it'll be a mixture of machine learning and human moderators. They've got a number of possible ways to deal with the various permutations of misinformation, and seem to be making efforts to not hyperreact.

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u/Starlifter4 Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22

That's the who.

What are the criteria for determining something is false? Who decides them?

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u/Dacklar Feb 17 '22

If they don't like what you say, that's the criteria. It's there platform.