As the United States of America prepares for the 2020 Presidential elections, YouTube reiterated that it would remove "technically manipulated or doctored" videos, as well as content that tries to mislead people about voting and census issues, like when and where to vote. Channels that attempt to impersonate another person or channel, misrepresent their country of origin, or conceal their association with a government actor, would be terminated, the platform said. Also, channels that “artificially increase” engagement on their content would also be terminated. While none of these measures are new, it lays out an overview of how the platform would deal with misleading election-related videos on its platform. We've reached out to YouTube for further clarification on the questions listed below. Videos that have incorrect information about voting, including trying to mislead people by using an incorrect voting date, would not be allowed. It said it would also remove videos that spread lies about a political candidate’s citizenship status or eligibility for public office. One example of a serious risk could be a video that was technically manipulated to make it appear that a government official was dead, YouTube said. YouTube’s overview is in line with moves being made by big tech firms ahead of US’ 2020 elections, to grapple with the issue of online disinformation. Earlier this year, Facebook said that it would take down videos that have been edited beyond adjustments for clarity or quality using artificial intelligence/machine learning. In October 2019, Twitter announced that it would not…
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