{"id":55946,"date":"2020-04-30T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=55946"},"modified":"2020-04-30T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T06:06:36","slug":"youtube-to-take-down-content-with-misleading-covid-19-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/04\/30\/youtube-to-take-down-content-with-misleading-covid-19-info\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube to Take Down Content With Misleading COVID-19 Info"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spam, scams, and deceptive content have always been banned from YouTube and even more so now when the public are constantly looking for information on the COVID-19 pandemic that is spread around the world right now.<\/p>\n

In a blog post by\u00a0Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, he stated that the company has already taken down thousands of videos “related to\u00a0dangerous or misleading coronavirus information.”<\/p>\n

Check out YouTube’s spam, deceptive practices & scams policies on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Spam,IMAGE from YouTube Google Support<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Currently,\u00a0YouTube is using their homepage to direct users to videos and sites that are locally relevant public health agencies. “We\u2019re highlighting content from authoritative sources when people search for COVID-19 and inserting information panels to provide additional context from high-quality sources.”<\/p>\n

For users in the Philippines, you may have noticed a listing of “COVID-19 news” under the Home tab of your YouTube account as well as the featured “Learn More” button which will direct you to the COVID-19 case tracker<\/a> by the Department of Health (DOH).<\/p>\n

Also read: Reliable Sites and Database for Updates on COVID-19<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On the same note, Facebook launched\u00a0the COVID-19 Information Center you may have noticed on your News Feed for “real-time updates from national health authorities and global organizations, such as the WHO” according to a blog post last March 25 by Nick Clegg<\/a>, VP of Global Affairs and Communications.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshots\/IMAGE grabbed from Facebook Newsroom<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The blog mentioned that Facebook has been taking down COVID-19 related misinformation that makes false claims about cures, treatments, and more.<\/p>\n

“Once a post is rated false by a fact-checker, we reduce its distribution so fewer people see it, and we show strong warning labels and notifications to people who still come across it, try to share it or already have.”<\/p>\n

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Sources: YouTube Help<\/a>, Facebook Newsroom<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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