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In addition to demonetizing anti-vax videos, @_loganmcdonald noticed YouTube also added a new "information panel" to anti-vax videos, which links to a Wikipedia page on "vaccine hesitancy" which is described as a leading global health threat in 2019 https://t.co/1t5FVem1cV pic.twitter.com/yj6IoineYU
— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) February 22, 2019
Obviously there's still a lot of work to be done. The "Up Next" recommendations we discovered don't seem to have changed much.
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) February 22, 2019
L: First item selected in a search for "should i vaccinate my kids"
R: Very first "Up Next" video recommended, which has no wikipedia banner pic.twitter.com/4oFzZvJ2os
? NEW: YouTube says it will ban ads on channels that promote anti-vaccination videos after advertisers pulled their ads from themhttps://t.co/Ldk7Xfo8WI
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 22, 2019
I am particularly amazed they put it on this video from @jubileemedia, a channel with 2.5 million subscribers.
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) February 22, 2019
The video received criticism for presenting antivax and medical expert views side-by-side with no context to the health threat.
This video has almost 2 million views. pic.twitter.com/mleUZWfeuu
big update on the anti-vax situation on YouTube — after we contacted advertisers whose ads appeared alongside anti-vax content, YouTube told me it considers the content harmful and had demonetized those channels https://t.co/1t5FVem1cV
— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) February 22, 2019
Calling something a "global health threat" is the strongest language I've seen in these wikipedia banners yet and is applied broadly to any video with disinfo. pic.twitter.com/eFuiXc9AtL
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) February 22, 2019
Look at these two videos.
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) February 22, 2019
L: Monetized, w/ no extra info, from our February 14th experiments
R: Not monetized, new wikipedia links to vaccine controversies, from today pic.twitter.com/BliWmwZNBf
Previously the info panels only appeared on vaccine videos that specifically mentioned MMR, and just described what MMR vaccine is, not the surrounding controversy
— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) February 22, 2019
“YouTube on Friday said it would prevent channels that promote anti-vax content from running advertising, saying explicitly that such videos fall under its policy prohibiting the monetization of videos with ‘dangerous and harmful’ content.” https://t.co/0wjoeRHja2
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) February 23, 2019
Companies should be held responsible for the content they suggest. Hiding behind your algorithm is not ok. YouTube has become one of the most dangerous platforms in the world, pushing conspiracy theories. https://t.co/GtQnPneHmy
— Paulus Schoutsen (@balloob) February 21, 2019
Also, I'm consistently showing across searches, within the US, vaxxed and other antivax channels much lower down on search results and top five search results mostly health institutions. Here's an example with "should i vaccinate my children":
— Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) February 22, 2019
L: Feb 18th experiments
R: Today pic.twitter.com/1s0ORqAphv
A good start: YouTube removes ads from anti-vaccination video channels https://t.co/89Iskwnfqa
— Philip Weiss (@pweiss) February 23, 2019
Good for Pinterest. They actually have a really good system for stamping out misinformation, focusing on anti-vaccine stuff. https://t.co/GA1lkoU4NC
— Charlie Rybak (@charlierybak) February 22, 2019
YouTube’s child predator comment controversy: all the latest updates https://t.co/r5cmnwOxWn @Vergeさんから
— Momoko (@rinforzato) February 23, 2019
.@YouTube Removes More than 400 Channels Amid Child Exploitation Content Crackdown #YouTubeWakeUp https://t.co/jbJIKqMp9C
— Christopher Rizzo (@rizzotweets) February 22, 2019