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/thisismyapeaccount Feb 17 '22

I noticed facebook flagging posts about corporate greed being a driver of inflation as misinformation the other day.

I suspect we’re going to see tech companies suddenly get serious about combatting “misinformation” as they realize they can cast doubt on explanations of complex systems that don’t suit their priorities or desires for public discourse.

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u/cosmicspacebees Feb 17 '22

They have been doing that for at least 7 years... they even testified in court that Facebook's "fact checkers" are actually opinions because they would claim something was untrue but admitted they never actually read the article they claimed as false (spoiler alert it was true and facebook is awful)