Democratic Party congressmen ask YouTube to control Spanish-language information
Just four days before the midterms, Democrats want the technology company to be especially vigilant about the content that reaches Spanish-speakers, citing the supposed fight against "disinformation."
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Several Democratic members of Congress are calling on YouTube to implement measures to control what they consider to be disinformation in content published in Spanish. Democratic congressmen such as Tony Cardenas, Ben Ray Lujan and Bob Menendez sent a letter last Friday to the tech giant's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, in which they stated their "serious concern with the continued lack of action and transparency" with respect to the dissemination of fake news.
In the letter obtained by The Hill, the Democrats stated that they were particularly concerned about the Spanish-language content focused on next week's midterm elections:
In addition, the Democrats asked Susan Wojcicki to provide them with information on the steps she planned to implement at YouTube to combat the dissemination of false and misleading information in languages other than English. They also asked the company's CEO to disclose the number of content moderators the platform appointed to review content in languages other than English.
YouTube, against 'disinformation' in Spanish
The tech giant was quick to respond. Elena Hernandez, a spokeswoman for YouTube, reached out to The Hill through a statement responding to the Democrats' letter.
The letter recalls that the company has more than 20,000 employees worldwide, many of whom, she says, have "Spanish language expertise." All of them have a clear mission: to review and remove all content that violates the company's disinformation policies.
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