Social media platforms 'failed to counter Notre Dame fire misinformation'
Algorithms did not prevent spread of conspiracy theories about fire, say critics
The Notre Dame Cathedral fire presented social media companies with one of the first major tests of their nascent programmes aimed at fighting misinformation in real time – and critics say they failed.
As footage of the cathedral burning was uploaded to YouTube by major news providers, anti-misinformation algorithms launched by the video-sharing site last year kicked in. Unfortunately, the algorithms wrongly identified
