The CEO of YouTube said that politicians will not be deleted even if they post content that violates the guidelines


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Many social media platforms have community guidelines that users should follow to regulate fake news and posts that provoke people's hatred. And, measures such as deleting posts that violate the guidelines and BAN users who posted, YouTube's Susan Washicky CEO , `` Content that violated the guidelines posted by politicians will not be deleted '' I remarked.

YouTube CEO: Politicians can break our content rules-POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/25/youtube-ceo-politicians-break-content-rules-1510919

YouTube won't ban politicians even if content violates company's guidelines-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20884283/youtube-ban-politicians-rule-breaking-community-guidelines-facebook-twitter



In an interview session, CEO Washikey, who appeared at the

Atlantic Festival , inviting prominent politicians, entrepreneurs, and celebrities from the entertainment industry, mentioned the relationship between politicians and platforms. Among them, CEO Washi points out that it is important for voters and politicians from other countries to understand the content posted by politicians.

Washickey pointed out that news media would report on inappropriate politician posts even if the content was removed. In order to help those who saw the news understand the context of the content, Wosicky claimed that YouTube would not remove controversial content posted by politicians.

“When a politician is disseminating information, it ’s very important to make the content visible to voters and politicians from other countries. I think it ’s important for people to see politicians’ posts. YouTube keeps content posted by politicians, ”said Washickey.

Later, a YouTube spokesperson told POLITICO, an overseas media, that politicians, like other users, must follow YouTube's community guidelines. However, as previously stated, content related to education, documentary, science, art, and political speech may be an exception to be removed.


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It is not only YouTube that has put out a policy not to delete content posted by politicians, but Facebook also says `` As long as it is not posted as an advertisement, it will not be deleted even if politician posts violate normal guidelines '' I am clear.

Facebook says it won't remove politicians' posts for breaking its rules-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/24/20882401/facebook-political-posts-fact-checking-nick-clegg-speech



In September 2019, Facebook's vice president, Nick Greg , stated that Facebook would not actively intervene against politicians' claims. “When someone posts a statement that violates our guidelines, the platform will allow you to post if it is determined that viewing the post is more harm than good,” says Greg.

On the other hand, if Facebook determines that politician posts can lead to real-world violence and harm, it may delete content. Facebook, for example, has removed accounts and groups related to the Myanmar army and others to prevent overheating of Muslim minority “ Rohingya ” who are persecuted in Myanmar.

Why is Facebook continuing to delete a large number of accounts related to Myanmar? -GIGAZINE


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