Election falsehoods take off on YouTube as it looks the other wayWhile Media Matters is a progressive organisation that regularly criticises conservatives, reporters and academics frequently cite it as a ...
04 Nov, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Google ties up with Election Commission to tackle misinformation during pollsGoogle India in a blog post on Tuesday said its product features are designed to elevate authoritative information on various election-rela...
12 Mar, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Deepfake is not in our interest; company complies with all local laws: YouTubeYouTube India Director, Ishan John Chatterjee said the firm complies with all local laws and continues to engage with the government on all...
01 Dec, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
YouTube to remove cancer treatment misinformation, streamline medical guidelinesYouTube said in a blog post that listed treatments include "garlic cures cancer," or "take vitamin C instead of radiation therapy", which w...
16 Aug, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
Curbing misinformation critical, will act against manipulated content: YouTube India director"Content moderation is a critical challenge for YouTube and also for society as whole as tech evolves," he said to a question on YouTube's ...
09 Aug, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past electionsThe platform also said the rest of its policies against hate speech, harassment and incitement to violence would continue to apply to all u...
03 Jun, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
YouTube may have misinformation blind spots, researchers sayWhile Facebook and Twitter are closely scrutinized for misinformation, YouTube has often flown under the radar, despite the broad influence...
06 Nov, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
YouTube looks to bust misinformation surrounding health topicsThe features will be available in both English and Hindi and will provide context cues aimed at helping people more easily access videos fr...
24 Mar, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Fact checkers suggest a four-step fix to YouTube’s misinformation problemFact checkers from over 40 countries have sent a letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging her to take at least four steps to stop the c...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.13 AM IST
Fact-checkers from India, elsewhere urge YouTube CEO to act against disinformationBOOM, Fact Crescendo, Factly, NewsMobile, The Healthy Indian Project (THIP), The Logical Indian and Vishvas News were among the Indian fact...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
Google will no longer post ads with misinformation about climate change on its search engine and YouTubeThe internet giant added that the policy change aligns with efforts by the company to promote sustainable practices.
08 Oct, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine contentThe move comes as YouTube and other tech giants like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have been criticized for not doing enough to stop the s...
29 Sep, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
YouTube comes under fire for lax approach on overseas election misinformationBut half a world away in Myanmar, which held a general election just five days after the U.S. vote and faced a tidal wave of online misinfo...
18 Dec, 2020, 01.04 PM IST
YouTube to remove new videos that falsely claim fraud changed U.S. election outcomeThe update comes a day after "safe harbor" day, a deadline set by U.S. law for states to certify the results of the presidential election. ...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.00 PM IST
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformationThe video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health author...
14 Oct, 2020, 07.45 PM IST
Actively working on removing misinformation from platform: YouTubeYouTube said consumption of videos - recommended by the platform containing misinformation is significantly below one per cent, and it is w...
24 Jul, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
YouTube says monitoring content regularly to check fake news amid pollsThe online video service from this month has started providing information panel in India.
14 Mar, 2019, 07.53 PM IST