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posted by mrpg on Thursday March 15 2018, @11:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the so? dept.

YouTube wants to debunk conspiracy theory videos using other resources, such as Wikipedia:

In Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki told the audience at the South by Southwest Interactive conference that the social video site plans to defuse conspiracy theory content by pairing it with corrective information culled from Wikipedia – a site editable by more or less anyone. However, she neglected to inform Wikipedia, which on Wednesday reacted with bemusement.

In a statement, the crowdsourced encyclopedia's parent, the Wikimedia Foundation, said, "We are always happy to see people, companies and organizations recognize Wikipedia's value as a repository of free knowledge. In this case, neither Wikipedia nor the Wikimedia Foundation are part of a formal partnership with YouTube. We were not given advance notice of this announcement." The foundation urged companies that use Wikipedia's content – that would be YouTube – "to give back in the spirit of sustainability."

Wikipedia contributor Phoebe Ayers framed the issue more bluntly, commenting via Twitter, "It's not polite to treat Wikipedia like an endlessly renewable resource with infinite free labor."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 16 2018, @12:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 16 2018, @12:13AM (#653200)

    Which is what he meant, at least that's how I understand his remark.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 16 2018, @05:22AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 16 2018, @05:22AM (#653387)

    Whose remark, Susan's or Phoebe's?