YouTube's algorithm added 9/11 facts to a livestream of the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire

Some target audience following are living coverage of the Notre-Dame Cathedral broadcast on YouTube were met with a strangely out of place knowledge box offering information regarding the 9/11 attacks. Buzzfeed first reported the semblance of the out of position fact check box on at least 3 livestreams from number one knowledge o…
Some viewers following live coverage of the Notre-Dame Cathedral broadcast on YouTube were met with a strangely out of place info box offering facts about the September 11 attacks. Buzzfeed first reported the appearance of the misplaced fact check box on at least three livestreams from major news o…Original article
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