YouTube to crack down on fake news, backing 'authoritative' sources
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#3TK4J)
Site to promote videos and articles by vetted sources amid rash of conspiracy theories
YouTube is investing $25m (18.8m) in journalism on its platform, focusing on helping news organisations produce online videos and changing its site to better support trusted news providers.
As well as the investment, which will be partly used to fund a working group to spearhead news product features, the company is changing how its site works to "make authoritative sources readily accessible".
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