Coronavirus: YouTube bans ‘medically unsubstantiated’ content

By 2020-04-22Science & Tech
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Image caption YouTube has banned coronavirus-related content that does not follow the World Health Organization’s guidelines

YouTube has banned any coronavirus-related content that directly contradicts World Health Organization (WHO) advice.

The Google-owned service says it will remove anything it deems “medically unsubstantiated”.

Chief executive Susan Wojcicki said the media giant wanted to stamp out “misinformation on the platform”.

The move follows YouTube banning conspiracy theories falsely linking Covid-19 to 5G networks.

Mrs Wojcicki made the remarks on Wednesday during her first interview since the global coronavirus lockdown began.

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