YouTube’s Biggest Info Channels Carry Corporate News, Not Alternative Views
Posted on AllSides May 29th, 2022
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ANALYSIS
Despite the proliferation of fringe ideologies on YouTube—and the availability of truly alternative information there—the video hosting service’s anti-establishment status may be overblown. A FAIR analysis of the 100 most-subscribed YouTube news channels worldwide found that the majority of the top news channels on the platform are not independent.
YouTube has a reputation for hosting news that challenges the status quo. In 2020, a Pew Research Center study highlighted YouTube’s potential to spotlight more independent news sources, indicating that 42% of YouTube news channels are not affiliated with a traditional news outlet.
The shadow side of that finding is that YouTube is a...
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
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