YouTube vs. misinformation, apps v.s App Store, and more | Digital Trends Live
On this DT Live, we discuss the top tech stories, including YouTube’s battle against voter misinformation.
YouTube moves to stop election misinformation. But is it enough?
With less than 40 days until the U.S. presidential election, YouTube has rolled out a number of new tools to deal with voting misinformation on the platform. Will these new…
Google brings back humans to take over moderating YouTube content from A.I.
More human moderators are going back to work to oversee YouTube content, taking over from automated systems that admittedly took down some videos erroneously.
YouTube puts human content moderators back to work
The humans are tagging in. YouTube is re-assigning the work of content moderation to more actual humans, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, told the Financial Times. At the start…
YouTube officially announces TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts
With TikTok’s future in the U.S. up in the air, it’s the perfect time to strike while the iron is hot! On Monday, YouTube officially announced its new feature YouTube…
Why you should always question algorithms
Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. When algorithms work for us, they’re invisible. We’re vaguely aware that we’re…
FaZe Clan, Jeffree Star, and MrBeast received coronavirus relief loans
A number of high-earning online figures received federal relief loans designated for helping small businesses to get through the pandemic, including MrBeast, Jeffree Star, and FaZe Clan. Companies belonging to…
What the biggest tech companies are doing to make the 2020 election more secure
All eyes are on tech companies ahead of the presidential election
Man makes adorable driveway racetracks to entertain biking kids in his neighborhood
[embedded content] Someone get the guy who runs the CanyonChasers YouTube channel a World’s Best Neighbor mug, ASAP. After receiving a nightly alert from his driveway security camera, one man…
The pandemic backed YouTube into a moderation corner. It has the numbers to prove it.
No, you’re not imaging things: More YouTube videos have been getting pulled down since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Google-owned company confirmed as much Tuesday, making clear in…