2020 Election Season is here and YouTube has BIG stuff to say about it

YouTube is trying to avoid a repeat of 2016, by cracking down on deepfakes and voter misinformation ahead of the 2020 US presidential election.

[Omarfx]

Youtube is becoming like the old TV without freedom.

[cadmirald]

So basically YouTube wants to be a TV station and not a location of content created by the people for the people.

[whiteandnerdytuba]

Without removing the main stream media it’s like trying to stay dry while swimming

[tillbot]

But MSNBC AND CNN will be pushed and promoted!

[zolton]

The problem is it’s completely bias.!!!! And left leaning

[mrtech]

So in other words YouTube wants to meddle in the election. Gotcha.

[JC-lhvc]

Either allow it all or ban it all. There is no middle ground here.

[Bronxboy]

So ban the late night talk show YouTube channels

[nvamember]

We need it badly. All political campaigns need to be banned from the internet

[streamingjunkie]

So only powerful and wealthy political organizations are allowed to make video commentaries on Youtube. Gotcha 😉

[Oystein]

YouTube should consentrate on removing crap videos like flat earth, anti vaxers and all that crap before people get even more dumb

[billgears]

What!? CNET so you mean it’s not The Rocks people! it’s! Millions!?and millions!? of artificial jabronis!

[TeachAManToAngle]

I’m not a “birther, ” but I don’t like the idea of Google arbitrating “facts” and “truth.” I’m with them 100%, however, on banning deep fakes that aren’t clearly stated and for entertainment only.

[KeithZim]

Freedom of speech should not be applicable without identity verification. If you are afraid to put your name in front of your words then you should keep them to yourself. This is why I think laws against anonymous social media posting and requiring a person be verified before being given the mic are necessary. Combine this with making it a crime to knowingly spread false information on social media and you go along way to protecting the platform for discussion and protecting the speakers from anonymous social groups waging war on anyone who disagrees.

[MaryJaneNZL]

And when did this happen in the last election?? If I did I'm not sure it made much of a difference if it did.

[SamLowry_DZ-]

The Russians will be pissed...oh, too late I see.

[deepakranasingh]

Oh I thought it was Deepakufo 😂🤣damn those notifications 😂🤣

[tuanx]

These comments are idiotic. Clamping down on misinformation is not left leaning. That's a ridiculously ignorant statement. Misinformation comes from both sides. There are right leaning individuals who don't thrive off of sharing misinformation - they just have a different opinion & that's fine. But when people use misinformation to get people to think, feel & react in ways they wouldn't have had they not been misinformed, that's the issue. No matter what side you're on. Saying that clamping down on misinformation is left leaning is you actually saying that the right misinforms people more often. Which shouldn't be ok to you.

[superpcstation]

Did i hear that right? Is YouTube finally growing some balls?

[clarencemerritt]

So there goes the cool movie deepfakes channels?