Digital Health September 25, 2023
YouTube is continuing its quest to verify health workers in the UK in a bid to battle disinformation being shared online.
Health professionals, including doctors, nurses and psychologists, have been able to apply for the verification scheme since June. In order to be successful, applicants must meet rigorous criteria dictated by YouTube. They will then be given a badge under their name on the online platform, which identifies them as a verified, licensed healthcare worker.
The scheme has been implemented to help fight the growing number of health videos that share misleading or potentially harmful advice.
In September 2021 YouTube introduced a new policy that saw video content that spread misinformation about approved vaccines removed from the platform. The company...
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