Credible medical professionals are now able to apply for a special verification on YouTube, marking the video giant's latest effort to combat medical misinformation online.
YouTube’s health product features were introduced last year but were only available to educational institutions, public health departments, hospitals and government entities.
"This new step will allow us to expand to include high quality information from a wider group of healthcare channels," Graham wrote in the blog post. , on how to verify credible medical professionals. A panel from the National Academy of Medicine drafted a"first of their kind" list of principles for YouTube to use when vetting the medical professionals.The post did not specify what guidance it's using to verify medical professionals in the post.