YouTube revamps health videos as Biden chides social media

Beneath certain videos about health, YouTube will add information panels that will alert viewers if the source is ‘authoritative’, such as when the video comes from an accredited hospital. YouTube will also start displaying select videos more prominently on the site when people search for health terms, similar to how it now treats certain news topics. — Reuters

YouTube will start labelling health videos with information on how authoritative the source is just days after US President Joe Biden tore into social media for “killing people” by spreading falsehoods about vaccines.

YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc’s Google, announced the changes on Monday. Beneath certain videos about health, the company will add information panels that will alert viewers if the source is “authoritative”, such as when the video comes from an accredited hospital. YouTube will also start displaying select videos more prominently on the site when people search for health terms, similar to how it now treats certain news topics.