YouTube's CEO suggested content that 'goes against' WHO guidance on the coronavirus will get banned
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says the platform will ban content peddling fake or unproven coronavirus remedies.
In March, YouTube said it would demonetize videos about the coronavirus over perceived insensitivity concerns, but reversed that decision a week later after a backlash from disgruntled YouTubers.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesYouTube Susan Wojcicki has suggested that the video platform will remove content that contradicts the World Health Organization's advice on COVID-19.
She continued: "Anything that goes against WHO recommendations would be a violation of our policy and so remove is another really important part of our policy."Wojcicki didn't go into further detail, and it isn't clear how rigorously YouTube is policing videos that might fall into the grey area of debating WHO's guidance.and not by healthy members of the public.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Delta CEO: Business will take 'two to three years' to recover from coronavirusDelta's CEO Ed Bastian said he expects it will take years for the airline's business to recover from the coronavirus outbreak.
Read more »
Cisco CTO heads to PacketFabric to take up CEO roleEnterprise connectivity company PacketFabric announced Tuesday that Dave Ward, the former chief technology officer for engineering at Cisco Systems Inc. , would be joining the company as its new chief executive. Ward said in a statement that he believes PacketFabric "can lead and positively disrupt the next phase of transformation for the networking industry." PacketFabric is a portfolio company of Digital Alpha Advisors. The announcement comes as Cisco's shares have lost 11.3% so far this year while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has declined 17.1%.
Read more »
Disney+ has a big fan: Netflix CEO Reed HastingsNetflix CEO Reed Hastings praises Disney's streaming service: 'I've never seen such a good execution of the incumbent learning a new way'
Read more »
A Former Healthcare CEO Explains Why Hospitals Need To Take More Non-COVID PatientsA potentially devastating situation is brewing for our healthcare system — and it isn’t about hospitals being overwhelmed by patients. In fact, it is the opposite: hospitals are mostly empty.
Read more »
Global Citizen CEO: Lady Gaga's Mother Helped Organize All-Star 'Together at Home' BenefitGlobal Citizen CEO Hugh Evans tells us how Lady Gaga's mom played a key role in helping to organize last weekend's all-star 'Together at Home' benefit
Read more »
SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer's Pay Rose to $18.8 Million in 2019Jim Meyer, CEO of satellite radio company SiriusXM Holdings, saw his total compensation for 2019 rise 6.5 percent to $18.78 million, up compared with $17.63 million in 2018.
Read more »