Watching YouTube content takes over 1 billion hours on average?
On your way home from work, you naturally open the YouTube app,The fact is that users in over 100 countries around the world watch YouTube content on TV for an average of more than 1 billion hours a day.Did you know?
As YouTube's shorts service expands from mobile to TV screens, its influence is growing. In fact, the number of viewers watching shorts on TV screens has more than doubled over the past year, and the highly profitable connected TV (CTV) advertising market is also rapidly growing.
Behind the world recommended by algorithms
Behind the world recommended by algorithms
But what about looking at the videos recommended by the algorithm? Channels containing news about the inappropriate private lives of some celebrities often pop up.
Even if it's not a field I'm usually interested in, I'm secretly curious.The experience of clicking once and then an hour has passed.⏰ I'm sure everyone has had one at least once.
In fact, YouTube's business model is, in a word, a platform that makes money based on *'confirmation bias'. We recommend related videos based on the user's interests, and as we follow the recommended videos, we create a personal world on YouTube that increasingly matches our thoughts.
*Confirmation bias: refers to the psychological tendency to prefer only information that supports one's existing beliefs or beliefs, and to ignore or distort information that contradicts them.
In the process, YouTubers who make money through views are selected by the algorithm.The structure focuses on producing provocative videos rather than fact-checking.What are the results of this structure?
Problems with YouTube content in numbers
Problems with YouTube content in numbers
According to the Korea Communications Standards Commission, requests for correction of YouTube content have increased explosively over the past five years.
In 2019, there were 438 civil complaints requesting correction.In 2022, it soared to a whopping 5,083 cases.📈 Nevertheless, actual sanctions against unconfirmed and indiscriminate content are not properly implemented.
According to NoxInfluencer, a site specializing in counting YouTube revenue, uploading provocative and speculative contentThe monthly revenue of the YouTube channel is between 27.77 million won and 48.3 million won.It is predicted to be 💸.
The number of subscribers is important, but since revenue is generated mainly through likes and views, provocative titles and false content that can attract people are constantly being produced.
Cases of celebrities being harmed by fake news
Cases of celebrities being harmed by fake news
The seriousness of the problem becomes clearer when we look at recent incidents that have stirred up controversy in Korea.
Actor Lee XX's extreme choice is accompanied by the drug issue.Speculative content by extreme YouTubers and atrocities by cyber hackers to create some provocative contentThis had a huge impact.
Even the day before actor Lee XX made this extreme choice, speculative suspicions of drug use, whose truth or not are unknown, were constantly being made public under the title 'Shock Video'.
Like this, many celebrities are suffering from fake news that has nothing to do with them.Even private conversations that have nothing to do with the public's right to know were reported.There is an increasing number of cases of people complaining of psychological distress that is difficult to handle.
📌 Punishment ≠ Resolution? The limits of legal action are
Even if you are punished, rumors spread? The limits of legal action are
According to Article 70 of the Information and Communications Network Act, defamation of a specific person is subject to imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to 30 million won. However, in actual court rulings, most cases are limited to a fine.
experts say"Most cases involving disclosure of call recordings are limited to fines, and even civil damages take several years, so it is a kind of hate business that continues to produce other hateful and provocative content in the meantime."⚠️ He points out.
White Me goes beyond the limitations of these legal responses and provides immediate and practical solutions.Even while legal proceedings are underway, additional damage can be minimized by promptly deleting problematic videos and posts.
In addition, we have personnel specializing in deletion requests for each platform such as YouTube, Instagram, and blogs, which significantly shortens response time, and our self-developed AI monitoring system detects newly created harmful content in real time.
We provide comprehensive and effective solutions to online defamation problems that cannot be resolved through legal action alone.
📌 Case of YouTube fake news video deletion
Case of YouTube fake news (Cyberrekka) video deletion
"I've been active on social media for over 5 years, but this is the first time I've encountered such an absurd situation."
Influencer Yoon OO, who has over 1 million followers, was shocked when his name was suddenly searched.
There were dozens of YouTube videos with titles such as 'Influencer Yoon OO reviews and discards sponsored products as fake' and 'Yoon OO exposes the truth: follower count manipulation and false advertising fees'.The comment section was filled with all kinds of slander and speculation that were not fact-checked.
"Edited videos of me doing things I had never done before were being spread as if I were doing them on a daily basis. At first, I ignored it as a ridiculous story, but I was really scared when I received a message from a brand saying, 'We want to check if the recent controversy is true.' Soon, my contracts with various brands started to be canceled, and I even lost sponsorships."
A portion of a cooking show video in which the customer appeared was edited to make it look as if the sponsored product was being thrown away off-camera, and the video was spread, leading to the stigma of being a 'powerful influencer'.
even in the pastA video that deceives you into thinking that another influencer's private video is yoursIt even appeared.
"Even if I explained it to my followers, it only caused greater misunderstanding. It was so mentally difficult that I even received treatment for depression."
The customer requested help from White Me when this situation continued for two months. White Me immediately launched a monitoring team to check videos spreading false information and secured evidence by technically analyzing the original scenes and manipulated parts in the videos.
A deletion request was made to the YouTube platform within 24 hours, and the legal team also took legal action against defamation and spread of false information.⚡
"With White Me's help, most of the videos were deleted within a week, and after a month, negative content completely disappeared from search results. Additionally, we were able to directly explain to brand representatives that the video had been manipulated using the evidence provided by White Me. Thanks to this, we were able to reinstate canceled contracts and focus on content creation activities."
Fortunately, the customer was able to return to his daily life, and has now been cleared of the controversy.
📌 Deleting fake news videos is also a white maze!
Deleting cyber Wrecka/fake news videos is also a white maze!
WhiteMe goes beyond simply deleting posts and provides a comprehensive solution for restoring your online reputation.
Our self-developed AI crawler monitors 24 hours a day to quickly discover harmful content, and enables quick and efficient response through an optimized deletion process for each platform.🛡️
In addition, we support legal responses to defamation and invasion of privacy through collaboration with legal experts, doing our best to prevent anyone, whether celebrities or ordinary people, from suffering unfair damage online.
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