A new study finds that conspiracy theories are spreading on YouTube despite efforts
The researchers studied the comments on YouTube tonews video about COVID-19 featuring American businessman Bill Gates. They found that discussions of the topic were dominated by conspiracy theories. The comments focused on Gates' "hidden" plans, his role in developing and distributing a vaccine, his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the harm of 5G, and the idea that Gates controls people with microchips and the "mark of the beast."
It is noted that during the COVID-19 pandemicYouTube has introduced new rules aimed at limiting the spread of medical misinformation on the platform. But research has shown that the comment feature remains relatively unmoderated.