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Google: COVID-19, How we’re continuing to help

22 points by theBashShell 7y ago

RockmanX 7y ago
google brainwash time
Hokusai 7y ago
> We’re also removing COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube Google is way more effective removing the monetization of a video because there is 2 seconds that sound like a copyrighted song than anything else. Because it is not a problem of removing content, it is a business model problem. YouTube incentivizes highly controversial videos and scare videos as they gather many views quickly. Traditional media with its curated content creates an editorial line that needs to defend and can easily have a big backslash. YouTube continues to be immune to consequences to the extremist content that it publishes. YouTube should be a platform were you pay-to-publish videos and you are responsible for the content. Instead of that, YouTube is a publisher with all the rights but no duties.
- gowld 7y ago
  It's easier to find something identical to something else than to interpret the content of something new.
- dec0dedab0de 7y ago
  Google is way more effective removing the monetization of a video because there is 2 seconds that sound like a copyrighted song than anything else. Because that is a way easier problem to solve. I'm not up on modern AI, but I can imagine figuring out how to catch unlicensed material when the owners provided me a copy. The idea of understanding the factual correctness of any arbitrary video seems impossible
franczesko 7y ago
I'd love to see "How we stopped to be an economic parasite and started to pay taxes in markets of our operation, so public healthcare and services could serve the society of which Google is a part of"
- xiphias2 7y ago
  Do you really think that lack of money in the US government is the reason for the health system failure? Sadly over some level of corruption more money just doesn't help. For me it's quite interesting what's Austria is doing, it's the only western country that is taking the virus seriously, or one of the few. In theory in a few days we'll see the difference, but in a week for sure.
  - viklove 7y ago
    > Do you really think that lack of money in the US government is the reason for the health system failure? Absolutely, yes. What's the biggest criticism people have against Bernie's medicare for all plan?
    - xiphias2 7y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_hea... US is spending more on health per capita than any other country in the world. That money would be far enough to have a health system that may be not perfect, but similar to other developed countries that take care of all people (and produce a higher lifespen).
Nicksil 7y ago
I suppose now is as good a time as any to pat yourself on the back.

22 points by theBashShell 7y ago

google brainwash time

> We’re also removing COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube Google is way more effective removing the monetization of a video because there is 2 seconds that sound like a copyrighted song than anything else. Because it is not a problem of removing content, it is a business model problem. YouTube incentivizes highly controversial videos and scare videos as they gather many views quickly. Traditional media with its curated content creates an editorial line that needs to defend and can easily have a big backslash. YouTube continues to be immune to consequences to the extremist content that it publishes. YouTube should be a platform were you pay-to-publish videos and you are responsible for the content. Instead of that, YouTube is a publisher with all the rights but no duties.

gowld 7y ago
It's easier to find something identical to something else than to interpret the content of something new.
dec0dedab0de 7y ago
Google is way more effective removing the monetization of a video because there is 2 seconds that sound like a copyrighted song than anything else. Because that is a way easier problem to solve. I'm not up on modern AI, but I can imagine figuring out how to catch unlicensed material when the owners provided me a copy. The idea of understanding the factual correctness of any arbitrary video seems impossible

franczesko 7y ago

I'd love to see "How we stopped to be an economic parasite and started to pay taxes in markets of our operation, so public healthcare and services could serve the society of which Google is a part of"

xiphias2 7y ago
Do you really think that lack of money in the US government is the reason for the health system failure? Sadly over some level of corruption more money just doesn't help. For me it's quite interesting what's Austria is doing, it's the only western country that is taking the virus seriously, or one of the few. In theory in a few days we'll see the difference, but in a week for sure.
- viklove 7y ago
  > Do you really think that lack of money in the US government is the reason for the health system failure? Absolutely, yes. What's the biggest criticism people have against Bernie's medicare for all plan?
  - xiphias2 7y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_hea... US is spending more on health per capita than any other country in the world. That money would be far enough to have a health system that may be not perfect, but similar to other developed countries that take care of all people (and produce a higher lifespen).

Nicksil 7y ago

I suppose now is as good a time as any to pat yourself on the back.