{"id":280766,"date":"2024-05-10T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=332115"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:32:01","slug":"this-extension-could-put-an-end-to-misinformation-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-extension-could-put-an-end-to-misinformation-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"This extension could put an end to misinformation on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More and more people are getting informed through YouTube, known for being a center of misinformation. But researchers have developed a browser extension that allows users to increase (or decrease) the credibility of a video by adding their own citations. A bit like on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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In 2023, the Pew Research Center<\/a> reported that 26% of Americans regularly obtained their news from YouTube.<\/strong> Since YouTube’s search results are influenced by the user’s viewing history, there is a possibility that users may come across misinformation, either unintentionally or deliberately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) noticed a gap that needed to be filled and created Viblio<\/strong>. This browser extension allows YouTube users and content creators to assign credibility to a video through citations, similar to those seen at the end of a Wikipedia entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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