Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Youtube will use Wikipedia to combat conspiracy theories

ouTube is planning to share text from Wikipedia articles alongside controversial videos in order to provide "additional information".
The feature, called an "information cue", is intended to give viewers the chance to access different viewpoints regarding the video they're watching.
YouTube says it's an attempt to reduce hoaxes and conspiracy theories on its platform.
The site intends to publish the cues within the next couple of weeks.
The video-sharing website is aiming to help stop the spread of false news stories.
Susan Wojcicki, chief executive of YouTube, said information cues would first roll out to subjects that have conspiracy theories related to them, such as the US moon landing.
"People can still watch the

Surce:  BBCNews

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