2018-03-15
Also! @YouTube should probably run some A/B tests with the crew at @WikiResearch first. Does linking result in increased traffic? Increased vandalism? It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor; what's the impact?
The Verge
Wikimedia says it was unaware of YouTube's plans to use Wikipedia content next to conspiracy videos, amid concerns it could increase article vandalism
Well, this is awkward — At SXSW yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the platform would start adding information …
...huh. 1) ok, seems fine. Hope they credit us appropriately 2) I don't think YouTube can rely on our irregularly updated *encyclopedia* to solve its ranking algorithm/hate speech issue; ppl don't read refs. 3) web 2.0 is wierd, man. /goes back to working on Wikipedia articles https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Wikimedia says it was unaware of YouTube's plans to use Wikipedia content next to conspiracy videos, amid concerns it could increase article vandalism
Well, this is awkward — At SXSW yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the platform would start adding information …
Ps hopefully this won't lead to a bunch of ppl trying to “fix” the Wikipedia articles, which are clearly wrong, the video told them so. Sigh.
The Verge
Wikimedia says it was unaware of YouTube's plans to use Wikipedia content next to conspiracy videos, amid concerns it could increase article vandalism
Well, this is awkward — At SXSW yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the platform would start adding information …