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YouTube began penalizing a number of prominent far-right channels this week, which were accused of spreading misinformation regarding events such as the school shooting in Parkland, FL. Critics say that YouTube may be indiscriminately purging any content that reflects badly on the service, despite their reliance on a strike system for rule enforcement.
A YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement that its “reviewers remove content according to our policies, not according to politics or ideology, and we use quality control measures to ensure they are applying our policies without bias.” The company is in the middle of hiring a large influx of moderators, and it attributed some of its recent enforcement actions to a group who are still learning to apply its rules.
A YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement that its “reviewers remove content according to our policies, not according to politics or ideology, and we use quality control measures to ensure they are applying our policies without bias.” The company is in the middle of hiring a large influx of moderators, and it attributed some of its recent enforcement actions to a group who are still learning to apply its rules.