- Government plans to pressure social media to promote BBC and ITV.
- Minister seeks to regulate the prominence of Public Service Broadcasters on digital platforms, involving ITV and Channel 4.
Farage accuses the UK government of attempting to control YouTube's algorithm amid broader digital policy scrutiny of broadcasters.
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Updated Jul 15
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What happened
Farage accuses the UK government of attempting to control YouTube's algorithm amid broader digital policy scrutiny of broadcasters.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.UK government seeks to shift algorithm balance on TikTok and YouTube, increasing content pressure.1 source
Farage claims UK government is trying to control YouTube's algorithm.1 source
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The entities involved
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Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
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YouTube
American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.
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ITV
TV network in the United Kingdom
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- A government entity used YouTube as a platform for official information dissemination.