The plan will help ensure YouTubers are genuinely qualified to dish out medical information.
Dr Simi Adedeji, who has 1.97m subscribers, is a UK doctor who has been validated by YouTubeYouTube has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the UK as it battles disinformation online.
But YouTubers have warned the system is only meant for education purposes, not to replace medical advice from your GP. "We want to create an environment where those who are experts, who are authorities, are able to elevate the content that they are creating.""I think the reason why it's such a great thing is you just have time to tackle some tricky topics and conversations," said Dr Simi Adedeji, a YouTuber who focuses on skin health and women's health.
But she warned her content, and the validation tag, were "absolutely not" intended to replace seeing a medical professional. The videos which populate that list will be those from authoritative sources which have been validated by YouTube.
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