Tue Sep 6, 2022 – 10:32 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Google-owned video giant YouTube has announced intentions to adjust its content algorithm even more to prioritize content it favors about this November’s midterm congressional elections, in the name of combating “misinformation.”
“At YouTube, we’re constantly working to make sure we can be a reliable source for timely news and information,” the company claims in a September 1 blog post. “That’s why over the years we’ve built policies, systems and teams that raise authoritative content and limit the spread of harmful misinformation. This work is especially critical when it comes to supporting elections around the world.”
The first example of this work is that searches for midterm-related videos will prioritize “content coming from authoritative national and local news sources like PBS NewsHour, The Wall Street Journal, Univision and local ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates,” despite the left-wing bias of most mainstream media outlets.
The post details some innocuous-sounding features, such as information panels with voter registration information, but also reveals that it is “removing election content that violates our policies,” including “misleading voters on how to vote, encouraging interference in the democratic process, inciting violence, or advancing
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