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Taking into the proximity to the 2022 elections, which will take place from October 2nd, companies are already acting through measures against disinformation in the elections. The experts of YouTube are more attentive to prevent the problems of the 2018 elections from being repeated. 1j6o3j
Today (22) a series of actions were announced to prevent malicious people from spreading false or incorrect information. In addition to the removal of content, rewards are also being prepared for those who act as for the correct information to be disseminated. Check all the details right now.
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the team of YouTube announced that it is focused on turning the video social network into a space with videos that do not contain fake news and a number of new rules were released for content creators. Check each one of them right now.
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Even before defining the new rules to avoid disinformation in this year's Brazilian elections, those who posted videos already had to follow a series of guidelines that include improper use of soundtrack, disclosure of clear information and other rules.
The same will be true for this year and even the content removal system has been improved to make a general review of everything that is sent to the YouTube. you can check all policies on the special page.
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Malicious people do everything they can to spread incorrect information as a way to prevent democracy from being put into practice. Videos with false details about locations, polling times and other false details that could cause a person to stop voting will be deleted without notice.
This rule will also apply to videos that were posted during the 2018 election period. If a person has posted a video openly citing fraud in the results of the last presidential election, the content will be taken down.
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It is very common for opponents to disclose false or incomplete information about their candidates as a way to make that person lose votes. Untrue content and other data (such as positions that never existed) of people who are running for a vacancy or even who has already been elected and is fulfilling their mandate, will be removed from the YouTube.
The eligibility requirements defined by the state or federal government will be followed and if the published video is inciting that the application is illegal (which undergoes a review before being approved by the TSE), the owner of the channel will have problems.
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Possible tutorials citing how to prevent entry to the polling room or content focused on getting people not to vote will also be removed from the YouTube. The channel owner will also receive a warning that they violated the new rules and will be more accurately evaluated by the algorithm.
ing that the coercion or threat to prevent a person from voting is considered an electoral crime, with a penalty of four years of imprisonment and payment of a fine that can be worth between 5 and 15 days. The person appearing in the video will need to respond to a lawsuit if it is proven that they were acting to prevent people from voting.
Content that jeopardizes the integrity of elections 344q6l
Despite being very modern, many people still question the voting system used in Brazil. Content with information about bugs, non-existent technical problems (even after the first day of voting) will also be removed.
the video site also pointed out that the rule applies to all content creators and the review and removal process has been enhanced by machine learning. That way, if a video is published with one or more of the above, it will be removed as soon as possible.
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The rule of deleting videos posted in 2018 does not apply to TV reports or content with an educational, documentary, scientific or artistic tone, such as, for example, a documentary showing reports of fraud in the 2018 Brazilian elections (reporting and not agreeing with the group opinion).
But if the video shows an untrue fact, the content will be removed anyway (even if it was posted four years ago). The novelty aims to prevent people from finding old videos and thinking that they are still current, so the video platform will take these contents off the air so that there are no problems.
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O Youtube will also be releasing information from official bodies as a kind of complement to the watched video. See this example that takes you to the website of Superior Electoral Court (TSE):
This is a tool similar to the one we already found below videos about the COVID-19 on the video site of the Google, at Instagram e Facebook. Youtube is aiming to keep the view rate of incorrect videos below 0,5%.
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Videos with disinformation never had space on the video site, but the removal began to intensify since September last year, when the YouTube started to delete content with anti-vaccination information.
In fact, a live broadcast by President Jair Bolsonaro was deleted from the platform in October 2021. At the time, the current president of Brazil made a false connection with the vaccine against COVID-19 and the HIV virus. In addition to being deleted from YouTube, Facebook e Instagram removed content from their sites.
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O YouTube is done by its content creators and all people who post quality information and who really help all s will be highlighted on the video site, through the promotion of content in a special section just about politics.
Over the past few years, we've developed a solid set of policies and systems to give visibility to trusted content, removing and reducing the spread of misleading information.
Alana Rizzo, Public Policy Manager at Google's Video Site
This includes journalists, the candidates themselves and other people working on the political spectrum to help Brazilian citizens.
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The video social network hopes that all measures will be effective to end fake news and other information that can make people not turn up at the polls. O YouTube it is the second most accessed site in the world and these actions are important, since many people look for information on the most diverse subjects before making a decision.
In this way, as soon as the site acts to remove inappropriate content and still promote the work of experts who are against disinformation in elections, the choice tends to be more assertive. Since s will have access to the real content about candidates for president and governor.
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See also other features 565d6d
Check out the Google's actions with the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) for the next elections.
Source: YouTube blog
