Logan Paul debacle highlights YouTube's content moderation problem, as experts say Paul's video isn't something AI moderation could catch on its own
Logan Paul attends The Thinning Meet & Greet during the 2016 New York Comic Con. — YouTube has a content crisis — again.
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@katienotopoulos
Katie Notopoulos
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This raises a very good point: surely people who work at YouTube follow Logan Paul and saw this as soon as it was posted; why was it up for 24 hours? http://www.buzzfeed.com/... http://twitter.com/...
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@catesish
Cates Holderness
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“You can't just turn a crank and have the algorithm figure out your morality for you.” — The Logan Paul Video Shows YouTube Is Facing A Crucial Turning Point http://www.buzzfeed.com/... via @daveyalba
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@daveyalba
Davey Alba
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YouTube's bubble of micro-targeting disturbing content is pierced when inappropriate videos go viral and attract a lot of public attention and media scrutiny. But that's the exception, not the norm. https://www.buzzfeed.com/...