Susan Wojcicki—Criticized by 80+ fact-checking organizations calling YouTube 'major conduit of disinformation'
In January 2022, over 80 fact-checking organizations sent an open letter to Wojcicki calling YouTube 'one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide' and stating YouTube's measures to combat misinformation are 'proving insufficient.'
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Criticism Jan 12, 2022 verified
Criticized by 80+ fact-checking organizations calling YouTube 'major conduit of disinformation'
In January 2022, over 80 fact-checking organizations sent an open letter to Wojcicki calling YouTube 'one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide' and stating YouTube's measures to combat misinformation are 'proving insufficient.'