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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year ago

YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content

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YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content

www.techspot.com

Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year ago
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The Google-owned site has provided moderators with new guidelines and training on how to deal with inflammatory content that breaks YouTube's code of conduct, writes The New...
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    The example given in the article already seems concerning. It’s just going to allow misinfo to spread worse than it already was

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      Define Misinformation?

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        incorrect or misleading information

        • 𝙻𝚎𝚟𝚒 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚢 ( leviathan@feddit.org ) 
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          You think YouTube (the company) can shield you from that?

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            I think there’s a moral obligation to at least make an attempt to reduce harm. Especially for topics that have very real life or death consequences (like vaccine denial). They have already shown they can do it to some extent with the info banners that pop up on videos.

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