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Incident 1446 Report
YouTube's AI Mistakenly Banned Chess Channel over Chess Language Misinterpretation
2020-06-28
YouTube's AI-powered hate speech detection system falsely flagged chess content and banned chess creators allegedly due to its misinterpretation of strategy language such as "black," "white," and "attack" as harmful and dangerous.
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AI Video-Making Tool Abused to Deploy Pro-China News on Social Media
2022-12-01
Synthesia's AI-generated video-making tool was reportedly used by Spamouflage to disseminate pro-China propaganda news on social media using videos featuring highly realistic fictitious news anchors.
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Phishers Allegedly Using AI-Generated Video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to Target Creators
2025-03-04
Scammers are reportedly using an AI-generated deepfake of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to steal user credentials. The fake video announces false changes to YouTube’s monetization policy, and it then tricks creators into clicking malicious links or downloading malware. The scam spreads through private videos and emails from a fake YouTube address. It exploits platform features to appear legitimate. Victims risk losing account access or exposing sensitive data.
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YouTube's Algorithms Failed to Remove Violating Content Related to Suicide and Self-Harm
2019-02-04
Terms-of-service-violating videos related to suicide and self-harm reportedly bypassed YouTube’s content moderation algorithms, allegedly resulting in exposure of graphic content to young users via recommended videos.
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YouTube's AI Mistakenly Banned Chess Channel over Chess Language Misinterpretation
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YouTube's Algorithms Failed to Remove Violating Content Related to Suicide and Self-Harm