YouTube will begin attaching fact-checked information boxes about mail-in voting to any video that
YouTube added these dashboards for the first timein 2018, expanding them this year to combat misinformation about COVID-19. The platform's fact-checked information fields are similar to the unobtrusive information labels on Twitter and Facebook.
Example YouTube dashboard on COVID-19
Also YouTube will add several features,encouraging users to register to vote. Voter registration searches will direct users to an information box at the top of the page that will direct them to relevant data for each specific state. Users will be able to find out the timing of registration for elections and how to check the status of voter registration.
Like Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook, YouTubeis also launching its own election informational videos that will provide facts about voting in the United States. YouTube videos take a playful approach, emulating popular video trends.
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