Misinformation Mitigation on YouTube
The Four Rs of Responsibility, Part 2: Raising authoritative content and reducing borderline content and harmful misinformation

The Four Rs of Responsibility, Part 2: Raising authoritative content and reducing borderline content and harmful misinformation

3/13/2025 · The YouTube Team

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This post details YouTube's strategy for 'Raising authoritative content' and 'Reducing borderline content and harmful misinformation' as part of its 'Four Rs of Responsibility'. It describes elevating authoritative news sources and experts in search and recommendations, providing breaking news previews and informational panels to contextualize content, and using machine learning models trained on external evaluator input to reduce the spread of borderline and misinforming content. The post highlights a 70% average drop in watch time of this content from non-subscribed recommendations in the U.S. and mentions expansion to international markets.

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