YouTube takes strict stance against conspiracy videos with new algorithm YouTube published a blog post on January 25 that revealed their new method to shutting down conspiracy content on the platform \u2013 by limiting recommendations. In the blog post, YouTube took a hard stance against such videos that deny historical events, promote \u201cmiracle cures\u201d for major illnesses, and make false claims about scientific evidence (a la flat-earthers). YouTube admitted that, while such content doesn\u2019t violate their community guidelines, it could spread harmful misinformation to users across the site, thus prompting direct action. https:\/\/youtube.googleblog.com\/2019\/01\/continuing-our-work-to-improve.html\u201c\u2026we\u2019ll begin reducing recommendations of borderline content and content that could misinform users in harmful ways,\u201d YouTube said of the issue. \u201c\u2026we believe that limiting the recommendation of these types of videos will mean a better experience for the YouTube community.\u201d YouTube went on to claim that their algorithm will affect less than one percent of content across the site, and will not remove the offending videos completely. https:\/\/movieweb.com\/youtube-shooter-dead-california-4-wounded-victims\/Additionally, YouTube revealed that their upcoming algorithm relies on both machine learning and actual employees, who are trained using the site\u2019s guidelines and \u201ccritical input.\u201d YouTube is set to roll out this change \u201cgradually,\u201d with the algorithm being introduced to countries outside the US as the system becomes more accurate over time. Thanks for reporting on this spam issue! We\u2019re in the process of implementing additional measures to prevent impersonation like this. In the meantime, your subs can protect themselves by blocking any account that is spamming them: https:\/\/t.co\/uieSAi4k7Z \u2014 Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) January 23, 2019 YouTube\u2019s latest response to conspiracy videos follows a string of scams across the platform, where major content creators were being impersonated by scammers who sent messages to fans with the promise of exclusive giveaways. YouTube has since replied to concern over the issue, claiming that they are amping up security measures to prevent such impersonations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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