Discussion

• @megancgraham Meg Graham on x

  YouTube says it won't remove a video called “Trump Won,” which claims Dems are committing voter fraud against Republican ballots (despite admitting the video undermines confidence in elections). But it did discontinue ads on the video. via @jenn_elias: https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @youtubeinsider @youtubeinsider on x

  @megancgraham @jenn_elias 2. Our policies prohibit content like false claims that could materially discourage voting. This video doesn't rise to that level, but we have a higher bar for monetization & removed the ad, bc it has demonstrably false content that undermines trust in t…

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Meanwhile on YouTube, Steven Crowder got 3.5 million views on a 5-hour livestream in which he promoted Sharpiegate and a bunch of other debunked voter fraud claims. https://twitter.com/...

• @verambergen Vera Bergengruen on x

  YouTube: this video has “demonstrably false content that undermines trust in the democratic process.” Also YouTube: This video “doesn't rise” to the level of removal https://twitter.com/...

• @wokyleeks @wokyleeks on x

  I see you've disabled adverts on the video, but have you stopped recommending it to users? Because that's the important part. @thespybrief https://twitter.com/...

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  Appreciate YouTube defending video creators' right to share demonstrably false content that undermines trust in the democratic process. What would the internet be without it? https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Not sure taking away $4.07 or whatever OAN would have made from running ads on this is a sufficient deterrent. https://twitter.com/...

• @marietjeschaake Marietje Schaake on x

  Google's non enforcement and non policies and then selling it's frontage are an absolute mess >> YouTube refuses to remove video that appears to violate its policies ↘️ https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @meganclasen Megan Clasen on x

  When Google announced their ad blackout I asked if they'd pull organic content from YouTube if Trump falsely declared victory. They said no. This is why these ad blackouts on Facebook and Google don't help - sources that seem credible to voters can still spread false info. https:…

• @gaywonk Carlos Maza on x

  On YouTube, conspiracy theories and extremism aren't a bug. They're the product. https://twitter.com/...

• @cwarzel Charlie Warzel on x

  at this point it might be more honest for them to say they're not up to the task or disinterested in trying to stop this stuff https://twitter.com/...

• @lindsaypgorman Lindsay P. Gorman on x

  I fail to see how a tiny label that says “results may not be final” underneath is remotely useful in stopping election disinfo that lodges blatantly false claims. https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Pathetic, @TeamYouTube. https://twitter.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  🥴 https://twitter.com/...

• @jenn_elias Jennifer Elias on x

  Update: YouTube has sent us a fresh explanation for why it won't remove the video: its election policy was meant for interference before votes are cast, as opposed to after. “The content of this video doesn't rise to that level, so it wasn't removed.” https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  YouTube execs spent the past week tweeting about all their election preparations and how all their teams were in place, and this is the main thing we will remember about their Election Day response https://twitter.com/...

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  Pretty sure that @SusanWojcicki needs to be replaced. https://twitter.com/...

• @loudmouthjulia Julia Alexander on x

  The thing about this specific example: YouTube has a policy stating “using title, thumbnails, description, tags to trick users into believing the content is something it is not” is against its deceptive practice policies, so this move doesn't make sense. https://www.cnbc.com/...