THE DENIAL OF GLOBAL WARMING ON YOUTUBE

an exploratory analysis

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https://doi.org/10.32813/2179-1120.2022.v15.n3.a928

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YouTube, Negacionismo climático, Aquecimento global, Mudanças climáticas, Desinformação.

Abstract

Starting from a larger context of scientific misinformation about climate change and global warming, this article seeks to analyze the presence of videos containing climate denialism within YouTube, creating an overview of how such content circulates on the platform. We used an API data collection tool to find videos on the topic starting from a search for “global warming” and collecting the search results and their related videos. We used network analysis to see what role they play in the debate on climate issues on YouTube, and who are the main influencers in the medium. We observed that there is a large amount of denialist videos, mostly with the presence of researchers and scientists from Brazilian universities, often reappropriated from TV channels and conferences, and which are often recommended by the platform’s algorithm.

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2022-11-29

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Emergente Loiola, D. F. (2022). THE DENIAL OF GLOBAL WARMING ON YOUTUBE: an exploratory analysis. Human Sciences Journal - RCH, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.32813/2179-1120.2022.v15.n3.a928

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2022): DOSSIÊ MUDANÇAS CLIMÁTICAS E ENGAJAMENTO DIGITAL: tendências, hábitos e dinâmicas nas plataformas digitais

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