By Minda Smiley

At SXSW, YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki revealed that the site is pairing up with Wikipedia to try and curb the spread of conspiracy theory videos.

Conspiracy theory videos on the site will now include text from Wikipedia pages that users can click on to learn more about the topic in question. For instance, someone watching a video about chemtrails would see a “companion unit” featuring Wikipedia’s “Chemtrail conspiracy theory” page.

According to Wojcicki, the feature is set to roll out in the coming weeks. While she did not explicitly say how exactly YouTube plans to Read full story ›

Source: The Drum