{"id":153262,"date":"2020-04-07T07:36:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=153262"},"modified":"2020-04-07T07:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T06:36:39","slug":"youtube-to-curb-videos-promoting-5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=153262","title":{"rendered":"YouTube to curb videos promoting 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<div class=\"shift-to-hero\">\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30RvB7xsoAc?enablejsapi=1\" data-template=\"postlead - YT\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/lib\/aab-3e4af80fa7eef43b2c82c5f3e3a386e50b041bb6ee6b415a5a69b0c863479851.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conspiracy theories that link 5G to the coronavirus are spreading fast on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s resulting in actual property damage, as some people go around thrashing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2020\/apr\/04\/uk-phone-masts-attacked-amid-5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5G equipment<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These attacks include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2020\/apr\/04\/uk-phone-masts-attacked-amid-5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">burned 5G mast<\/a> in Liverpool, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/apr\/03\/broadband-engineers-threatened-due-to-5g-coronavirus-conspiracies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">burned telephone mast<\/a> and a wrecked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2020-04-04-uk-phone-masts-attacked-over-bogus-5g-coronavirus-conspiracies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LTE tower in Birmingham<\/a> (yes, that last one doesn&#8217;t even fall under the 5G category). Furthermore, the mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has received threats related to 5G conspiracies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, YouTube is taking steps to reduce the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/05\/youtube-to-suppress-content-spreading-coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a> reported that the video platform is already removing videos that breach its guidelines, including ones that promote &#8220;medically unsubstantiated methods to prevent the coronavirus in place of seeking medical treatment.&#8221; But now, YouTube is taking it a step further \u2014 though it stops short of actually removing videos that promote 5G conspiracies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have also begun reducing recommendations of borderline content such as conspiracy theories related to 5G and coronavirus, that could misinform users in harmful ways,&#8221; a YouTube spokesperson told the newspaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/9449\/youtube-tells-creators-to-expect-more-video-removals-during-coronavirus-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube tells creators to expect more video removals during coronavirus pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The conspiracy theories tying 5G and coronavirus come in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/5g-tower-torn-down-china-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">various<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/japan-5g-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">forms<\/a>, and some have even been shared by popular figures such as actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/04\/04\/is-coronavirus-a-cover-up-for-deadly-effects-of-5g-technology-euronews-answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woody Harrelson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But relevant bodies and experts claim the theories are complete nonsense. UK&#8217;s fact-checking organization Full Fact<a href=\"https:\/\/fullfact.org\/online\/coronavirus-5G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> said<\/a> &#8220;there is no evidence that 5G is harmful to people&#8217;s health,&#8221; and England\u2019s National Medical Director Stephen Powis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/2020\/04\/04\/world\/europe\/04reuters-health-coronavirus-britain-5g.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> the theories &#8220;fake nonsense.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a> \u2014 the disease caused by coronavirus \u2014 has so far <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed more than 63,000<\/a> and infected more than 1.1 million people. The outbreak has been worsening in the U.S. in recent weeks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/03\/03\/health\/us-coronavirus-cases-state-by-state\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than 337,600 confirmed cases<\/a> and 9,643 deaths.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/9767\/youtube-to-curb-videos-promoting-5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Conspiracy theories that link 5G to the coronavirus are spreading fast on social media.\u00a0 It&#8217;s resulting in actual property damage, as some people go around thrashing 5G equipment.\u00a0 These attacks include a burned 5G mast in Liverpool, as well as a burned telephone mast and a wrecked LTE tower in Birmingham (yes, that last &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153264,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153262\/revisions\/153264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/153263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=153262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=153262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}