Deplatforming, demotion and folk theories of Big Tech persecution

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  • Emillie de Keulenaar Simon Fraser University
  • Anthony Glyn Burton Simon Fraser University
  • Ivan Kisjes Universidade de Amsterdam

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https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2021.232.09

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This article examines YouTube’s moderation of conspiracy narratives surrounding COVID-19 through an analysis of deplatformed and demoted YouTube videos. Building upon the literature on moderation, it compares the types of content moderated by YouTube from April to October, 2020. In doing so, it seeks to determine the extent to which YouTube's own moderation actions are brought in as part of the conspiratorial narratives surrounding COVID-19, while investigating how it is that moderation becomes entangled with questions of truth and visibility.

 

Keywords: content moderation, conspiracy theories, YouTube

Biografia do Autor

Emillie de Keulenaar, Simon Fraser University

Doutoranda em comunicação / novas mídias

Anthony Glyn Burton, Simon Fraser University

Doutorando em comunicação

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2021-09-14

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