Last Thursday (21), YouTube announced that it will take stricter measures for users who post videos containing videos. misinformation about abortion. The company will remove the posts about fake news on the subject.
The platform’s decision comes weeks after the US Supreme Court denied the right to abortion and several conservative states banned the procedure. The subject is the subject of intense debates on the Internet and there is no shortage of news, wrong or wrong information on this subject.
On a note, YouTube does not allow any user to post manipulated content. cheating users, such as out-of-context clips; false content, such as claiming recent information from a past event; promoting drugs, treatments, treatments or harmful substances that pose a risk to the public; conflicting with experts and legal authorities on safe practices, The message has been deleted from the site..
In a small thread on Twitter, YouTube said, “[…] The platform is based on guidelines issued by health authorities for all health policies. The priority is connecting people to content from authoritative sources on health topics, and we’re constantly reviewing our policies and products as real-world events unfold.”
1/ Starting today and incrementally over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides false claims about abortion safety or instructions on unsafe abortion methods as part of our medical misinformation policies. https://t.co/P7A27WPYuD
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) 21 July 2022
Recently, other tech giants have been aware of these discussions. Google has announced that it will do this. delete from databaseInformation about women visiting abortion clinics to protect their privacy.
However, an admin from Meta Prohibited discussions about abortion under the pretext that such discussions can lead to a “hostile work environment”. PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan was also criticized for the “funny” content of the message after sending an email disrespectful to many of his employees.
Source: Tec Mundo
