Google’s election integrity plans and workshops for publishers

Google South Africa has published their plans “to support election integrity in South Africa by surfacing high quality information to voters, safeguarding our platforms from abuse and equipping campaigns with the best-in-class security tools and training.”

In addition, they are also offering workshops to help news publishers to optimise their YouTube presence during the election period, including how to utilise YouTube tools and understand platform guidelines, along with strategies for election coverage on YouTube.