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I think taking down the videos completely is the best solution to active attempts to spread misinformation.  People don't look at the warnings and alternative links to trusted sites that some social media sites have been using to combat misinformation.  Even if youtube hides a video from search algorithms, people are really good at using other social media sites/networks to spread misinformation.  Check this out for a scary example: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/techn...virus.html

More generally, leaving the videos up or the "teach the controversy" strategy plays into the hands of people spreading lies because most people aren't well-informed enough on subjects like epidemiology to distinguish truth from lies.  I'm a biology PhD, not a medical doctor.  Still, I can't tell you how many times my family has forwarded me sketchy links about the virus and asked for my opinion.  Most people do not have a doctor or even a knowledgeable person in their families to answer these questions.

What scares me is that if/when a vaccine is approved for covid-19, the anti-vaxxers are going to do everything possible to get out their lies.  I am strongly in favor of putting systems in place now to squelch those lies before they do serious damage.

[burger]

I think taking down the videos completely is the best solution to active attempts to spread misinformation.  People don't look at the warnings and alternative links to trusted sites that some social media sites have been using to combat misinformation.  Even if youtube hides a video from search algorithms, people are really good at using other social media sites/networks to spread misinformation.  Check this out for a scary example: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/techn...virus.html

More generally, leaving the videos up or the "teach the controversy" strategy plays into the hands of people spreading lies because most people aren't well-informed enough on subjects like epidemiology to distinguish truth from lies.  I'm a biology PhD, not a medical doctor.  Still, I can't tell you how many times my family has forwarded me sketchy links about the virus and asked for my opinion.  Most people do not have a doctor or even a knowledgeable person in their families to answer these questions.

What scares me is that if/when a vaccine is approved for covid-19, the anti-vaxxers are going to do everything possible to get out their lies.  I am strongly in favor of putting systems in place now to squelch those lies before they do serious damage.