YouTube changes policy, prohibits dissemination of fake news for U.S. presidential election

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At the `` 2020 United States Presidential Election '' scheduled to be held on November 3, 2020 , YouTube will explain the policy on disinformation, clarify the policy to strengthen the response to fake news, and crack down on deep fake movies Announced that it will be strengthened.

Official YouTube Blog: How YouTube supports elections
https://youtube.googleblog.com/2020/02/how-youtube-supports-elections.html

YouTube lists the following examples of content that violates our policies:

Content that has been technically manipulated or modified in ways that mislead users, such as movies edited to appear to be dead government officials
・ Content intended to misunderstand voting and census by notifying viewers of the wrong voting date.
・ Content that makes false claims about technical qualification requirements for incumbent candidates and government officials elected in incumbent election to enter public office

It also says that it will remove channels that have the following actions:

・ The act of impersonating another person or channel, misrepresenting the country of origin, or hiding relations with government officials
・ The act of artificially increasing the number of views, the number of likes, comments, etc. by using automatic tools or showing the movie to viewers who do not know anything

In addition, YouTube works closely with Google's Threat Analytis Group (TAG) to combat attempts to interfere with the election itself, both domestically and internationally, rather than just removing content and channels. He will identify malicious attackers and share them with law enforcement agencies.

Not only YouTube is preparing for the 2020 presidential election, but in the 2016 presidential election, Facebook was shaken by a scandal in which personal information for 50 million people was used illegally, January 2020 Declared to actively remove deep fake. Facebook, meanwhile, has announced that it will allow political ads .

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Twitter also announced a total ban on political advertising in October 2019.

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YouTube parent company and advertising company Google has stated that it will tighten regulations on targeted advertising and other political advertising.

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On YouTube, a video sharing platform, it is expected that deep fake movies that use the faces of politicians will be particularly popular. YouTube said, `` We are investing in research and development of systems that detect inappropriate content and problematic behavior in order to always stay ahead of the technology and tactics available to malicious actors and delete content quickly. 'And announced a policy to actively remove deep fake movies.

Leslie Miller, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube, acknowledged that YouTube is now an online tool that must be part of election policy, saying `` YouTube will be the president of 2020. We promise to maintain a balance between openness and responsibility before, during and after the election. ' He said he will announce shortly how YouTube will specifically address the presidential election.