rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/tell-youtube-to-drop-their-plans-for-community-notes?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-tell-youtube-to-drop-their-plans-for-community-notes' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Accountable Tech https://actionnetwork.org/groups/accountable-tech https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/default_facebook_images/000/194/685/original/accountabletech.png?1701890313 YouTube recently announced that they’re copying a feature from X/Twitter, in which users will be invited to add “Community Notes” to add context and some pretense of community moderation to videos on the platform.[1] At first glance this seems to be a good idea – but unfortunately, watered-down content moderation that depends on users isn’t sufficient or appropriate, especially in an election year. YouTube already has a well-known and widespread problem with “rabbit holes” of extremist and white supremacist videos.[2] Content moderation to restrict the spread of this harmful and dangerous material is YouTube’s responsibility – not something to be foisted off to users who could easily game the system. One need only look at X/Twitter’s devolution into a toxic cesspool of fake news to realize that community notes are no substitute for strong, in-house moderation tools. Click “Add your name” to tell YouTube: Drop your plans for community notes and invest those resources in real content moderation instead. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-youtube-to-drop-their-plans-for-community-notes