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YouTube approves disinformation ads in India in run up to election
Episode 27
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YouTube approves disinformation ads in India in run up to election
A recent joint investigation conducted by Access Now and Global Witness reveals that YouTube is giving its approval to election disinformation ads in India prior to the country's general election. The investigation "Votes will not be counted", discovered that YouTube is endorsing ads that make baseless allegations of electoral fraud, spread lies about voting procedures, and launch attacks on the integrity of the electoral process. The investigation found that a total of 48 ads, submitted in English, Hindi, and Telugu, were in violation of YouTube's policies on election misinformation. Despite YouTube's claim to review ad content before allowing them to be published, every single ad was approved for publication on the platform. Shruti Narayan, Asia Pacific Policy Fellow at Access Now and Henry Peck, Campaigner on Digital Threats from Global Witness, and one of the authors of the report are on the show.
VPNs in run up to elections - keeping voters connected
This year four billion people have the right to vote in national elections in over 60 countries - the biggest number ever and a crucial moment for democracy itself. But many of these elections will be held in countries where censorship and misinformation campaigns have plagued their government's history and internet access has been denied in the run up to voting. Proton VPN will be providing free access to servers to ensure that people stay connected. Samuele Kaplun and Antonio Cesarano from Proton VPN explain how they are protecting those countries at risk of disruption online.
The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell and the studio expert is Peter Guest.
More on this week's stories:
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India
Free VPN servers before elections
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YouTube approves disinformation ads in India in run up to election
A recent joint investigation conducted by Access Now and Global Witness reveals that YouTube is giving its approval to election disinformation ads in India prior to the country's general election. The investigation "Votes will not be counted", discovered that YouTube is endorsing ads that make baseless allegations of electoral fraud, spread lies about voting procedures, and launch attacks on the integrity of the electoral process. The investigation found that a total of 48 ads, submitted in English, Hindi, and Telugu, were in violation of YouTube's policies on election misinformation. Despite YouTube's claim to review ad content before allowing them to be published, every single ad was approved for publication on the platform. Shruti Narayan, Asia Pacific Policy Fellow at Access Now and Henry Peck, Campaigner on Digital Threats from Global Witness, and one of the authors of the report are on the show.
VPNs in run up to elections - keeping voters connected
This year four billion people have the right to vote in national elections in over 60 countries - the biggest number ever and a crucial moment for democracy itself. But many of these elections will be held in countries where censorship and misinformation campaigns have plagued their government's history and internet access has been denied in the run up to voting. Proton VPN will be providing free access to servers to ensure that people stay connected. Samuele Kaplun and Antonio Cesarano from Proton VPN explain how they are protecting those countries at risk of disruption online.
The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell and the studio expert is Peter Guest.
More on this week's stories:
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India
Free VPN servers before elections
Support the show
Editor: Ania Lichtarowicz
Production Manager: Liz Tuohy
Recording and audio editing : Lansons | Team Farner
For new episodes, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or via this link:
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Production manager: Liz Tuohy
Editor: Ania Lichtarowicz
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