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YouTube aims to drive less traffic to conspiracy theory videos

The company is rewriting its algorithms so that fewer conspiracy theory videos will be "recommended" to users......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 29th, 2019

Flat Earth, Illuminati, and Fake Moon Landing: Are Conspiracy Theory Videos Hurting YouTube?

News reports have implicated YouTube in the spread of fake news and extremism, often due to conspiracy videos touting false information......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 17th, 2018

Up Next: YouTube to Tweak Its Runaway Recommendation Engine That Can’t Stop Serving Up Conspiracy Theory Videos

Flat Earthers and 9/11 Truthers are going to get shut out. Google said in a blog post Friday that it would be “taking a closer look” at how the “Up Next” videos that endlessly autoplay after eac.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJan 25th, 2019

How to add a video to Google Slides by embedding YouTube files or uploading videos from Google Drive

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 17th, 2021

Food-A-Go-Go Restaurant Week to kick off April 5

Hosted by the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation, the initiative aims to help drive traffic to local restaurants......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 2nd, 2021

Facebook and YouTube race to squash viral video full of coronavirus lies

The "Plandemic" video was the latest breakout hit from the coronavirus conspiracy theory .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 8th, 2020

YouTube is reducing the quality of videos for the next month — and it"s because increased traffic amid the coronavirus outbreak is straining internet bandwidth (GOOG, GOOGL)

Dado Ruvic/Reuters YouTube will reduce the default quality of videos globally for at least a month beginning Tuesday. The measure is meant to lighten the strain on internet providers across.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 24th, 2020

YouTube to limit video quality worldwide during outbreak

YouTube will reduce the quality of videos around the world starting Tuesday in an effort by the world’s most popular video site to ease internet traffic during the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 24th, 2020

Shane Dawson just terrified everyone on the internet with a new video that shows how tiny cameras hidden in everyday objects could be filming you at any time

ShaneGlossin / YouTube Shane Dawson dropped a new conspiracy theory video on his second channel ShaneGlossin on Wednesday night. He apologized in advance for how people would feel afterwards, because making it had "ruined his .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 6th, 2020

YouTube seeks "strategic partner managers" amid content crackdown, accusations of censorship

YouTube is hiring managers to develop relationships with conservative and progressive video creators, a move that comes amid accusations that YouTube is censoring right-wing content as it removes videos that perpetuate conspiracy theories and white supr.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 19th, 2019

YouTube Bans Dave Collum"s "Conspiracy Theory" Podcast For "Violating Its Hate Speech Policy"

YouTube Bans Dave Collum"s "Conspiracy Theory" Podcast For "Violating Its Hate Speech Policy".....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJul 24th, 2019

Why YouTube's kid issues are so serious

Kids programming is YouTube's most popular category. But with no curation, kids can stumble into sex, hate, conspiracy videos, and .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJun 22nd, 2019

YouTube adds feature to fact-check conspiracy videos

YouTube is working to decrease the popularity of fake news and conspiracy theories on its platform by rolling out a new feature to fact-check videos on sensitive topics......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 8th, 2019

Amazon is hawking bizarre conspiracy theory films by the likes of David Icke and Alex Jones (AMZN)

Screenshot/InfoWars It's easy to find conspiracy theory videos by Infowars host Alex Jones and David Icke on Amazon's video service. Both men have famously crazy theories about Barack Obama and the world being taken over .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 18th, 2018

YouTube to face creators as Instagram, Twitch loom as rivals

After a rough year of Logan Paul, conspiracy videos, advertiser fallout and blowback from video creators, YouTube faces the community Thursday with a status update &.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJun 18th, 2018

Instagram is about to dive into the same video waters as YouTube

After a rough year of Logan Paul, conspiracy videos, advertiser fallout and blowback from video creators, YouTube faces the community Thursday with a status update.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 18th, 2018

After year of crisis, YouTube to mollify creators sought by rival Instagram

After a rough year of Logan Paul, conspiracy videos, advertiser fallout and blowback from video creators, YouTube faces the community Thursday with a status update &.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJun 18th, 2018

YouTube deletes four Alex Jones videos and gives him one strike

YouTube has deleted four videos posted by InfoWars founder Alex Jones, the controversial online personality famous for peddling conspiracy theories, and issued a "strike" against him......»»

Category: topSource: moneyJul 25th, 2018

Why YouTube Deleted Videos From InfoWars Founder Alex Jones and Gave Him a ‘Strike’

It's his second wrist-slapping of the year by YouTube. Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder, has received his second wrist-slapping of the year by YouTube. The video-sharing giant owned by Google googl .....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJul 26th, 2018

YouTube deletes four Alex Jones videos and gives him one strike

YouTube has deleted four videos posted by InfoWars founder Alex Jones, the controversial online personality famous for peddling conspiracy theories, and issued a "strike" against him......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 26th, 2018

Facebook joins YouTube and scrubs videos from pages belonging to InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Lucas Jackson/Reuters Facebook has remov.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 27th, 2018