Were Fears Of Disinformation During The Election Exaggerated?

Google has 20,000 people working to counter disinformation worldwide. Teams attend ‘daily stand-ups’ on disinformation threats. Among various pre-established policies, YouTube has recently introduced a function where a video is flagged to the viewer if it has been manipulated. However, Dr Pia Hüsch, a research fellow in cyber at think tank RUSI, says she “does not think this has been a social media success story”. “We've seen a lot of voluntary pledges, particularly within that AI type context. But at the same time, we also know that a lot of staff have been made redundant. And a lot of ethics and other oversight boards have been reduced in size,” she says.