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Anna Desmarais

YouTube's misinformation tools are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, report warns

Two of Google’s major tools to fight misinformation on YouTube only work sometimes, and only in certain European languages, a new study has found. 

When users watch a YouTube video on a topic that is often embroiled in misinformation, such as COVID-19 vaccines or climate change, a label should pop up to direct them to third-party sources with more information on the issue, for example Wikipedia.

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