The EU official, who previously sent a letter against disinformation for the X (Twitter) platform, has now turned to Google.
Israel and Palestine While the tension between people continues, the images spread on the internet, which is the biggest source of information, radically affect the thoughts of the masses. Accurate information, as always, plays a critical role in times of crisis, as it is easy to spread misinformation.
For exactly this reason European UnionAlphabet, Google’s parent company, on YouTube warned against false and illegal information being spread. Especially the fact that the majority of the platform’s audience consists of children and teenagers makes the problem in question more important than it is.
The EU official says that Google, responsible for YouTube, should act more responsibly.
Stating that a site that people use to access information (Google) must protect its users from misinformation, propaganda and disturbing images. Thierry Bretonstated that he was waiting for a report from Google regarding the warnings in question.
Apart from this, Breton wanted transparency on this issue and said that unless we act together, sanctions may be imposed he added.
A similar situation started for X, but things are worse for him.
European Union officials, Hamas-Israel They argued that the posts about X made X a center of disinformation. Elon Musk opposed this approach.
Linda Yaccarino whereas Hamas and Israel He said that the posts about the conflicts between the two countries were examined with great care and tens of thousands of posts were removed. Stating that the feature called “Community Notes”, in which users can personally participate, has been made accessible for thousands of shares. CEOHe said that hundreds of accounts, including those found to be directly linked to terrorist groups, were closed. However, the investigation for X has been officially launched.
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https://www.techtimes.com/articles/297533/20231014/eu-warns-google-youtube-illegal-content-disinformation-israel-hamas.htm