YouTube tries to counter Covid-19 misinformation with new videos


Wednesday’s announcement, along with a new US$3mil (RM12.13mil) fund from the Google News Initiative to combat misinformation on coronavirus vaccines, are a tacit admission that the Internet giant must actively create and promote accurate content, not just try to suppress the bad stuff. — AFP

YouTube will partner with health organisations to create more accurate medical videos for its platform, trying to counter a scourge of online misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world’s largest online video service has assembled a health partnerships team, led by Garth Graham, a former CVS Health Corp executive, to build the relationships. The American Public Health Association, The Forum at the Harvard School of Public Health, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic are among participating organisations, the company said on Jan 13.

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