YouTube's Stricter Policies Led to Less Misinformation Elsewhere, Report Says

YouTube’s stricter policies against election misinformation was followed by sharp drops in the prevalence of false and misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter, according to new research, underscoring the video service’s power across social media. Researchers at the Center for Social Media and Politics at New York University found a significant rise in election fraud YouTube videos shared on Twitter immediately after the Nov. 3 election.

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