YouTube: No ‘deepfakes’ or ‘birther’ videos in 2020 election
4 years, 11 months ago

YouTube: No ‘deepfakes’ or ‘birther’ videos in 2020 election

Associated Press  

Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year’s U.S. presidential election. The Google-owned video service is also reiterating that it won’t allow election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census. Its ban on technically manipulated videos of political figures was made apparent last year when YouTube became the first major platform to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The company also said it would remove doctored videos that could cause “serious risk of egregious harm” — such as to make it appear that a government official is dead. Facebook, which last year had resisted early calls to yank the Pelosi video, said in January that it was banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools.

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Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago
7 months, 1 week ago

Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before the 2020 election, the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. As a result, the U.S. could face a greater threat of foreign disinformation ahead of the …

Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
1 year, 5 months ago

Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. “ What we saw in 2020, unfortunately, will probably be fairly mild in comparison to what we will see in the months leading up to 2024.” A growing subset of communities of color, especially immigrants for whom English …

YouTube Call To Monitor Fake 2020 Election Fraud Claims Criticised By Joe Biden Campaign Donald Trump US Presidential Election
1 year, 7 months ago

YouTube Call To Monitor Fake 2020 Election Fraud Claims Criticised By Joe Biden Campaign Donald Trump US Presidential Election

ABP News  

The re-election campaign of US President Joe Biden criticised YouTube's recent decision to cease monitoring false claims about election fraud in the 2020 race, deeming it "reckless" and warning of potential violence. Last Friday, YouTube announced that it would no longer remove content containing potentially false claims related to the 2020 US presidential elections and preceding periods. Former President Donald …

YouTube scraps 2020 U.S. election misinformation policy
1 year, 7 months ago

YouTube scraps 2020 U.S. election misinformation policy

The Hindu  

YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 U.S. presidential election was plagued by "fraud, errors or glitches," the platform said Friday, a decision quickly criticised by anti-misinformation advocates. "We will stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in the 2020 and other past U.S. presidential elections." "YouTube is dead wrong …

YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidential elections
1 year, 7 months ago

YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidential elections

Associated Press  

YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches,” the platform announced Friday. YouTube said in a blog post that the updated policy was an attempt to protect the ability to “openly debate political ideas, even those that are controversial or based on disproven …

YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections
1 year, 7 months ago

YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections

NPR  

YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections Enlarge this image toggle caption Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images YouTube will no longer remove videos falsely claiming the 2020 U.S. presidential election was stolen, reversing a policy put in place in the contentious weeks following the 2020 vote. The Google-owned video platform said …

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
2 years, 2 months ago

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right

Associated Press  

Election misinformation is thriving on Rumble, a video sharing platform popular with some conservatives and far-right groups, according to research published Thursday. Nearly half of the videos suggested by the site in response to searches for common election-related terms came from untrustworthy sources, according to the analysis from NewsGuard, a firm that monitors online misinformation. Some of the videos reviewed …

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
2 years, 2 months ago

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Election misinformation is thriving on Rumble, a video sharing platform …

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem

Associated Press  

A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they’ll accept stolen elections. While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube say they’ve expanded their work to detect and stop harmful claims that could suppress the vote or even lead to violent confrontations, a review …

Social media platforms brace for U.S. midterm elections mayhem
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms brace for U.S. midterm elections mayhem

The Hindu  

A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children's museum are brainwashing children so they'll accept stolen elections. While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube say they've expanded their work to detect and stop harmful claims that could suppress the vote or even lead to violent confrontations, a review …

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers …

An Open Letter to YouTube’s CEO From the World’s Fact-Checkers
3 years ago

An Open Letter to YouTube’s CEO From the World’s Fact-Checkers

The Quint  

January 12, 2022 Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. As an international network of fact-checking organizations, we monitor how lies spread online — and everyday, we see that YouTube is one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide. And given that a large proportion of views on YouTube come from …

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
3 years, 3 months ago

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation

CNN  

New York CNN Business — YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday. In a statement provided to CNN Business, YouTube also confirmed it would remove the channels of “several well-known vaccine misinformation spreaders” under the new policy, including one belonging to the …

YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump’s channel
4 years ago

YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump’s channel

India TV News  

YouTube has removed several videos that US President Donald Trump has posted on his channel and warned that any channel found to be posting three times within 90 days with false claims on US election results will be permanently removed from the Google-owned video platform. “Over the last month, we've removed thousands of videos which spread misinformation claiming widespread voter …

Weeks after election, YouTube cracks down on misinformation
4 years, 1 month ago

Weeks after election, YouTube cracks down on misinformation

Associated Press  

More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome. That’s because Tuesday was the “safe harbor” deadline for the election and YouTube said enough states have certified their results to determine Joe Biden as the winner. Attorney General William Barr said …

Weeks after election, YouTube cracks down on misinformation
4 years, 1 month ago

Weeks after election, YouTube cracks down on misinformation

LA Times  

YouTube has been widely criticized for not doing more to prevent misinformation from spreading on its platform. More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome. That’s because Tuesday was the “safe harbor” deadline for the election and YouTube said enough …

YouTube channels making money from ads, memberships amplify Trump voting fraud claims
4 years, 2 months ago

YouTube channels making money from ads, memberships amplify Trump voting fraud claims

The Hindu  

At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race, conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service. YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, has rules that forbid channels using its revenue-generation tools from making “claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly …

YouTube says won't allow 'deepfake' or 'birther' videos in election
4 years, 11 months ago

YouTube says won't allow 'deepfake' or 'birther' videos in election

India TV News  

Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year's U.S. presidential election. The Google-owned video service is also reiterating that it won't allow election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census. Its ban on technically manipulated videos …

YouTube: No ‘deepfakes’ or ‘birther’ videos in 2020 election
4 years, 11 months ago

YouTube: No ‘deepfakes’ or ‘birther’ videos in 2020 election

Al Jazeera  

The Google-owned service said it will take down videos that are technically altered to mislead people. The Google-owned video service is also reiterating that it will not allow election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 US Census. YouTube’s ban on technically manipulated videos of political figures was …

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election
5 years ago

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said it will remove deepfakes and other manipulated videos from its platform if they have been edited, but not content that is parody or satire, in a move aimed at curbing misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The social media giant would also remove misleading media if it was a result of technologies like AI that “merges, …

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 US election
5 years ago

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 US election

ABC  

Facebook will remove deepfakes and other manipulated videos from its platform if they have been misleadingly edited, but not content that is parody or satire, in a move aimed at curbing misinformation ahead of the US presidential election. Key points: Facebook says while deepfake videos are still rare, they pose an increasing threat The tech giant has been criticised in …

The rise of ‘deep-fakes’ and threats to truth
5 years, 6 months ago

The rise of ‘deep-fakes’ and threats to truth

The Hindu  

Imagine watching a familiar video of yourself on Twitter in which you are, say, speaking at a conference. This is the world of ‘deep-fakes’ — audio and visual-media manipulation taken to a new level altogether, assisted by Artificial Intelligence and the latest advances in software. Or an individual hacker claims to have stolen audio of a private conversation between two …

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