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YouTube allows itself to be 'weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves,' more than 80 fact-check groups tell YouTube's CEO.

The International Fact-Checking Network has published an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, calling out YouTube for facilitating the spread of misinformation.

‘YouTube is allowing its platform to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves’

While some social media giants, such as Facebook, have at least put in place a mechanism to check the free flow of hate and misinformation, other popular platforms, such as YouTube, still have a long way to go.

Gettr, which supporters call “the Twitter killer,” launched in July, getting a huge boost last week when broadcasting phenom Joe Rogan joined

“What we do not see is much effort by YouTube to implement policies that address the problem."

YouTube was criticized by 85 fact-checking groups for the wide berth of false information spread on the platform.

LOS ANGELES—A parent Facebook group opposing COVID-19 mandates in Los Angeles schools was disabled this week for allegedly ...

Boris Johnson’s press conference on 4 January updated the public on the UK Government’s response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and he made a series of comments encouraging people to get a booster vaccination in other countries.

A Facebook fact-checking group on Tuesday admitted that it had incorrectly flagged an article by Reason magazine that questioned whether or not wearing face masks in schools can limit outbreaks [...]