Replication Data for: "It-who-must-not-be-named: Covid-19 misinformation, tactics to profit from it and to evade content moderation on YouTube"

In this study, we analyzed six months of content from 50 Brazilian YouTube channels to understand: if YouTube channels that spread vaccine misinformation also misinform the audience about the Covid-19 pandemic; what are the main types of Covid-19 M&D spread by the channels; how the channels evade content moderation, and what tactics the content creators use to profit. This folder contains the following files: videos_26-02-2020_26-08-2020.ods: metadata and analysis—misinformation and monetization—of 3,318 videos, as obtained through YouTube Data Tools (YTDT, https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/mod_videos_list.php). We added the following columns to the information provided by YTDT: topicCovid, hasMisinformation, misinformationCode, hasMonetization, typeMonetization, brandAds. The following columns are significant for this study: channelId: ID of the channel. Replace using the address youtube.com/channel/ to access a specific channel channelTitle: title of the channel videoId: ID of the video. Replace using the address youtube.com/watch?v= to go to a specific video publishedAt, publishedAtSQL: date published videoTitle: title of the video duration, durationSec: duration of the video viewCount: how many views a video had when the data was extracted likeCount: how many likes a video had when the data was extracted dislikeCount: how many dislikes a video had when the data was extracted commentCount: how many comments a video had when the data was extracted topicCovid: Y if the video mentions Covid-19 hasMisinformation: Y if the video contains Covid-19 M&D misinformationCode: what type of misinformation is contained in the video, according to the classification protocol presented in the manuscript hasMonetization: Y if a video containing Covid-19 M&D is monetized typeMonetization: characterization of how a video is monetized, according to services provided by YouTube or independently added: Services provided through the YouTube Partner Program: adRevenue: revenue from ads presented during a video channelMemberships: membership program merchandiseShelf: merchandise from the channel advertised in a specific area provided by YouTube superChatOrSuperStickers: features available during YouTube lives, highlighting audience interaction through donations Monetization independently added: crowdfundingOrDonation: crowdfunding-specific platforms or direct donation through, e.g., bank account independentAds: products and services advertised directly by the content creator brandAds: brands whose ads appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation; see brands.ods for reference brands.ods: full names of brands that appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation, for reference