YouTube headquarters / IMAGE: ThatsBella via YouTube YouTube admitted on Tuesday that it has removed more than 1 million videos that spread “dangerous coronavirus misinformation” since the pandemic first began in February 2020.
In a statement , the social-media publisher said all the videos taken down included content that spread “false claims” about the pandemic, such as “false cures or claims of a hoax,” even though YouTube had no hard evidence to validate its own editorial stances.
“In the midst of a global pandemic, everyone should be armed with absolutely the best information available to keep themselves and their families safe,” the company claimed.
YouTube said that it depended on “expert consensus” from health organizations such as the World Health Organization or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine what qualifies as “misinformation.” However, there are several examples of YouTube censoring content that did not contradict CDC guidance.One instance of this […]
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