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In a Friday News Dump, YouTube Announces Election Disinformation Policy Changes

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / June 5, 2023

In June 2023, YouTube issued a policy statement on 2020 election “misinformation,” what it calls disinformation.

‘Established Titles’ Controversy

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / November 28, 2022

In November 2022, controversy over “Established Titles” and its purported conference of the titles “Lord” and “Lady” emerged on social media.

YouTube Targeting ‘Abortion Misinformation’ Post-Dobbs

Identifying Fake News, Reporting / By Kim LaCapria / July 22, 2022

The social video site announced plans to remove “abortion misinformation” on its platform in July 2022.

YouTube Reverses Course, Reinstates Watchdog Site Monitoring Conspiracists

Disinformation, Reporting / By Arturo Garcia / June 28, 2021

The media watchdog site Right Wing Watch (RWW) was reinstated onto YouTube after the platform initially removed its channel on June 28 2021 for unspecified reasons. “We are glad that by reinstating our account, YouTube recognizes our position that there is a world of difference between reporting on offensive activities and committing them,” site director …

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Does Trump Have an OnlyFans Account?

Fact Checks, Politics / By Arturo Garcia / January 11, 2021

At least one impersonator has been kicked off the subscriber-based platform.

Twisted Tea Circle K Fight Video Spreads Virally

Entertainment, Reporting / By Kim LaCapria / December 28, 2020

On December 24 2020, “Twisted Tea” became a popular trending term in the wake of footage showing an altercation at an Ohio Circle-K. Footage of the incident, which involved racial slurs and a can of Twisted Tea, was shared to r/PublicFreakout alongside a concise but comprehensive title — “Drunk guy yells N Word and gets SMACKED with …

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