YouTube's Response to Vaccine Misinformation

YouTube's Response to Vaccine Misinformation

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, Social Studies, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

FREE Resource

YouTube is taking a firm stance against vaccine misinformation by removing antivaccine videos and banning major accounts. This decision comes as false claims about COVID-19 vaccines have spread to other vaccines. Antivaccine content has been prevalent on YouTube for over a decade, forcing pro-vaccine organizations off the platform. Despite efforts to remove major disinformation agents, smaller channels continue to pose a challenge due to their ability to evade content moderation. Antivaxers have openly used COVID-19 as a means to grow their base, making it difficult to eliminate their presence entirely.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action has YouTube taken against vaccine misinformation?

Promoting anti-vaccine content

Removing anti-vaccine videos and banning accounts

Ignoring the issue

Partnering with anti-vaccine groups

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For how long has anti-vaccine misinformation been prevalent on YouTube?

Only recently

Over a decade

A few months

Since last year

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of anti-vaccine content on pro-vaccine organizations on YouTube?

They were unaffected

They were forced off the platform

They gained more followers

They collaborated with anti-vaccine groups

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the response of traditional media to anti-vaccine creators?

They supported them

They ignored them

They promoted them

They stopped covering them

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect did the COVID-19 pandemic have on vaccine misinformation?

It eliminated misinformation

It intensified the spread of misinformation

It had no effect

It decreased misinformation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason YouTube is expanding its efforts against vaccine misinformation?

To increase viewership

To support anti-vaccine groups

To combat false claims about vaccines

To promote misinformation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is YouTube's strategy towards major anti-vaccine influencers?

Ignoring them

Targeting and removing them

Collaborating with them

Promoting their content

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