BBC to expand presence on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter disinformation, director general tells UK Parliament
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Jake Kanter
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BBC director general Matt Brittin told UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee that the broadcaster will increase its presence on YouTube and X/Twitter to combat online disinformation. Despite his background at Google, Brittin acknowledged YouTube as a breeding ground for deceptive information and argued the BBC must be prominently present on these platforms to showcase its impartial, accurate public service journalism.
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· 3 pulledBBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online.
Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground for deliberately deceptive information.
Brittin said that the BBC must have a prominent presence on the platform to showcase its public service journalism, which strives to prioritize impartiality and accuracy.
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