Although YouTube announced several new experimental features just last week, it surprises with another announcement after only a few days. This time, it is an interesting feature that is available, for example, on some social networks, and whose main purpose is to prevent the spread of misinformation.
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From now on, YouTube viewers can fact-check videos from their favorite creators by adding annotations that offer relevant and easy-to-understand context. According to YouTube's statement, this annotation option is intended to give users a better understanding of what they're watching. For example, added notes can help some viewers clarify when a song is meant to be a parody. Another comment from the viewer may point out that a new version of the reviewed product is available on the market. Last but not least, these notes are also very useful if you want to let other viewers know when older footage is mistakenly (or intentionally) presented as a current event.
ProFor now, the ability to add video annotations is only available on mobile devices in the US and in English. It’s also important to note that the pilot program will only be available to a limited number of eligible contributors. Invitations will be sent via email or Creator Studio to those who meet the eligibility criteria, which includes having an active YouTube channel that follows our Community Guidelines. And how will this annotation rating work? Annotations will appear publicly below the video if they are found to be generally helpful. People will be asked whether they find the annotation “helpful,” “somewhat helpful,” or “not helpful” and why — for example, whether it cites quality sources or is written in a clear and neutral way. YouTube nakonec confirmed that it will use a “linkage-based algorithm” to consider these ratings and determine which notes will be published. This algorithm was designed specifically to identify notes that are useful to “a broad audience across diverse perspectives.”
Exactly, apparently the current ruling regime
Um, if some algorithm determines what is a relevant note, then we are where we were. Like when I filmed a band's concert, I put it on Youtube and even though the band themselves repeatedly contacted Youtube that it was at their request and they agreed to it, they still deleted it for copyright infringement because it was their own songs.
Unfortunately, neither the woman, nor the copyright owner, nor the one who is right about something, is outsmarting the computer.