March 27, 2020

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Social Media & Moderation

Facebook, YouTube, & Twitter Started Using AI To Moderate Content Rather Than Humans

Some of the largest social networks had to send home workers due to the Coronavirus outbreak.  They are now forced to rely on technology to perform that same moderation tasks that thousands of content moderators had previously performed.  

Related Post - Check out some of the #COVID19 jokes and memes we have gathered and share them with some friends or family.

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were three of the large social media networks stating how they were planning to tackle this problem by using technology to flag or remove misinformation or inappropriate content.  Read more about the details for each of the individual platforms below.  

How YouTube Will Handle Coronavirus Misinformation

Protecting our extended workforce and the community
Today, as the unprecedented COVID-19 situation continues, Google outlined how it’s reducing the need for people to come into its offices w...

How Twitter Will Handle COVID-19 Misinformation

An update on our continuity strategy during COVID-19
As the entire world faces an unprecedented public health emergency, we want to share the challenges we are facing and the contingency measures we’re putting in place to serve the public conversation.

How Google Reduced The Need For Employees To Come To Their Offices

Actions to reduce the need for people to come into our offices
How we’re reducing the need for people to come into our offices while ensuring that our products continue to operate under these unique circumstances.

YouTube's COVID-19 Help Center

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) updates - YouTube Help
Current as of 13:30 UTC 24 March 2020 The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19 ) is evolving every day.  Please check back here for regular updates on how YouTube is addressing the situatio

How To Appeal YouTube Videos That Were Removed In Error

Appeal Community Guidelines actions - YouTube Help
This content is about Community Guidelines strikes. If your video was removed for copyright reasons, learn about your options for copyright strikes. Community Guidelines strikes are issued when conte

Twitter's COVID-19 Event Page

Coronavirus: US now has the world’s most confirmed cases
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