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YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is ‘crisis actor’
A Google executive testified that a YouTube video falsely claiming a Sydney massacre survivor was a 'crisis actor' met platform standards and would remain online. The video, which included antisemitic conspiracy theories about the survivor, was reviewed at senior levels but not removed despite criticism from an inquiry into online hate speech.
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