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Wasn't YouTube acting as an authority on what was truthful or harmful content on their platforms and inserting warnings or (de)monetizing accordingly in the ver
by washadjeffmad 4y ago
Wasn't YouTube acting as an authority on what was truthful or harmful content on their platforms and inserting warnings or (de)monetizing accordingly in the very recent past?
If they're evaluating at least some content for either accuracy, compliance, or veracity, then the implication is that content that isn't warned against is "trusted".
I'd argue that if YoutTube is going to inject opinions on trustworthiness of information, they should make it clear what content they're evaluating and what they're not so people don't make the mistake of assuming YouTube is a reliable source of information.
- SllX 4y agoThis is a good argument for them to stop issuing those warnings. It’s in their wheelhouse to serve the videos uploaded within the limitations of the law, but they are not a good authority on which of those videos is authoritative or correct.
- gruez 4y agoI find this dicotomy absurd. Just because you're removing/editorializing some of the most outrageous false/harmful content out there, must mean that whatever remains must be true?