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YouTube adds new features to legitimize medical advice on the platform

The new search panels will prioritize official medical advice.

YouTube adds new features to legitimize medical advice on the platform

Facebook faced ample criticism from the U.S. government pertaining to their lack of effort in trying to stop the spread of misinformation, specifically misinformation surrounding COVID-19.

According to SocialMediaToday, “YouTube has unveiled its latest push on the same [combatting misinformation], with the addition of new labels on videos from authoritative health sources, and prioritized links to these clips in searches related to health concerns.”

As stated by YouTube: “These context cues are aimed at helping people more easily navigate and evaluate credible health information. People will still be able to find relevant videos from a range of sources in their search results.”