jeffwJun 18, 2024

YouTube Adding Experimental Community Notes Feature to Battle Misinformation

https://lemmy.world/post/16648991

YouTube Adding Experimental Community Notes Feature to Battle Misinformation - Lemmy.World

Show threadcosmicrookie
Adding a feature to fight misinformation: feature is used to spread misinformation
Jun 18, 2024 at 5:35amWeb
Show threadgedaliyahJun 18, 2024
No, that would only be true if there were a completely toxic userbase /s
Show threadViking_HippieJun 18, 2024
At BEST, it would explain things too late since corrections never spread anywhere near as far and fast as viral misinformation does.
Show threadcosmicrookieJun 18, 2024
Some people suggest that its faster to get the correct answer to a question, by posting a wrong answer online, that trying to google it.
Show threadViking_HippieJun 18, 2024
Sounds plausible, especially with how enshittificated Google has become…