MoH and YouTube misinformation on Covid 19
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Health,
I refer you to https://fyi.org.nz/request/27311-moh-s-w...
In this previous OIA, is an agreement with YouTube that says:
On Maps, our policies prohibit misinformation about prevention, transmission and treatment services, as well as allegations that an individual contracted COVID-19 at a particular location. These types of contributed content will be removed.
Misinformation Definition
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Would you please share the criteria, definitions, keywords, meta data tags, handbooks and any manuals on this “misinformation” which is for the disease’s prevention and treatment services.
I am requesting all the information on how MoH and YouTube determined whether prevention and treatment that google had purview of was deemed “misinformation”.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #28455 email]>
Sent: Friday, 20 September 2024 05:46
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - MoH and YouTube misinformation on
Covid 19
Dear Ministry of Health,
I refer you to
[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
In this previous OIA, is an agreement with YouTube that says:
On Maps, our policies prohibit misinformation about prevention,
transmission and treatment services, as well as allegations that an
individual contracted COVID-19 at a particular location. These types of
contributed content will be removed.
Misinformation Definition
————————————
Would you please share the criteria, definitions, keywords, meta data
tags, handbooks and any manuals on this “misinformation” which is for the
disease’s prevention and treatment services.
I am requesting all the information on how MoH and YouTube determined
whether prevention and treatment that google had purview of was deemed
“misinformation”.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Kia ora Erika,
Please find attached our response to your official information request.
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Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[1]inistry of Health information releases
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Kia ora Erika,
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
The MoH signed an agreement with YouTube that says:
On Maps, our policies prohibit misinformation about prevention, transmission and treatment services, as well as allegations that an individual contracted COVID-19 at a particular location. These types of contributed content will be removed.
However the Ministry has not provided the information on the criteria for "misinformation".
Would you kindly ask Youtube given the chief legal officer of the MoH, Phil Knipe signed agreement with Youtube?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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