A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

Kate Knibbs / Wired: A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers  —  If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits.  Here's why.

Sep 24, 2023 - 08:22
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A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers  —  If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits.  Here's why.