In January of 2020, AVAAZ released a report investigating YouTube and Climate Misinformation. Let's talk about it.


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References and Works Cited
AVAAZ Report https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
AVAAZ Press Release https://www.avaaz.org/act/media.php?p...

Further Reading
YouTube has a big climate misinformation problem it can’t solve https://www.vox.com/energy-and-enviro...

YouTube is spreading climate lies, and big brands are making it profitable https://heated.world/p/youtube-is-spr...

YouTube advertisers blindsided by climate change denial videos
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/16/21...

YouTube claims its crackdown on borderline content is actually working https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/3/20...

YouTube introducing changes to give people more control over recommended videos
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/26/18...

students have trouble judging the credibility of information online https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford...

Native advertising and digital natives: The effects of age and advertisement format on news website credibility judgments https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Continuing our work to improve recommendations on YouTube https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/0...

Advertiser boycott campaign examples
David Hogg calls to boycott Laura Ingram’s show https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Fox News On The Hot Seat As It Faces Angry Protesters And Skittish Advertisers https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhor...