A large part of the planet is currently in awe of the terrible fire that is destroying the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It is normal for many to try to find out about what happened and one of the sources chosen for this is YouTube. Too bad the platform is confusing people with related information about the 11/XNUMX attacks.
The YouTube algorithm messes up
With the problems in which he has been involved lately YouTube (because of inappropriate videos on its YouTube Kids channel or the existence of a hidden pedophile ring that was dedicated to seeking recordings of children for their sick and despicable consumption), the last thing the service needed was make a mistake with another subject as delicate as that of the terrorist attacks.
However, that is what seems to have happened to him after the events that are currently taking place in Paris. As you probably know, Notre Dame Cathedral has come out burning in flames a few hours ago and everyone is now looking towards the French capital for more information. At the moment the data is quite scarce, although the first indications seem to indicate that the restoration (paradoxes of life) that was taking place in one of the wings of the cathedral could be related to this unfortunate accident.
It survived, among many other things, two world wars. And whatever happens today they will certainly rebuild #NotreDame. But things like this remind you that nothing is forever :S
The photos are from @afpfr. pic.twitter.com/GWxf5P7nD4
— Wicho (@wicho) April 15th 2019
In cases of this type, people usually look for sources that are updated regularly, such as Twitter or, of course, YouTube, where it is possible toand follow live what is happening with videos from the scene of the incident. What these people surely did not expect to find is that, in the links related to these images, information from Wikipedia appeared related to 11/XNUMX. what you are reading For some unknown reason, the platform algorithm was linking the cathedral fire with the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York in some of the live broadcasts, such as the one belonging to France 24 program and CBS.
Perhaps the service system has seen some Reasonable likeness between the images that come to us from Paris and those that we all saw that day in September and have related them automatically. YouTube has already corrected the error, but not before many noticed the big mistake and, of course, took screenshots of what happened like the one you have on these lines.
In case you didn't know, YouTube now includes some annotations with links to trusted sources like Wikipedia in some videos as part of its goal to get do not spread misinformation or you believe conspiracy theories as a result of your videos. Unfortunately, this time the move has not gone exactly well, relating a completely fortuitous event to a terrorist act - that's nothing.
Engine searches seems to have worked better. If "Notre Dame" is entered, it is possible to see videos related to what is happening at the moment (many of them "live now", that is, direct) and again a link to a verified news item about the fire -in USA, the same search in Spain, although gives us results of live videos from sources such as El Mundo or Cadena ser, does not offer links.
Emergency services said they are "not sure" if they'll be able to stop the Notre Dame Cathedral firehttps://t.co/BjBdIr6jsj pic.twitter.com/j9uOweAT3A
- BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 15th 2019
Algorithm errors aside, the general feeling right now is that we have to talk about something like this. Today unfortunately is a day terrible for history and art. How you hurt, Notre Dame.