YouTube and conspiracy theories
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Users are seeing fewer conspiracy theories in their YouTube recommendations, a new study suggests. But the material is still available on the platform. Plus, what Amazon knows about you if you have a Ring connected doorbell. And how Silicon Valley thinks there's money in wellness at work. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones with BBC tech reporter Zoe Kleinman, and special guest Shona Ghosh, UK tech editor at Business Insider. Produced by Jat Gill.
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| 0:42.5 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from the technology world. I'm Rory Catlin Jones and this week we find out how successful YouTube has been |
| 0:48.0 | in stopping the spread of conspiracy theory videos. We look at the vast amount of data Amazon can collect from your doorbell. |
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