YouTube starts marking rollers, funded by the government

Techno 5 February, 2018

2018-02-05 10:22

YouTube starts marking rollers, funded by the government
A new feature appeared only in the US, but soon plans to mark YouTube videos and in other countries.

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YouTube began to designate special symbols videos by the media, thus informing about the sources of funding, reports Rus.Media.

How to distinguish?

The commercials, funded by the government, will now be marked with the word “Financed fully or partially by the government.” They are located above the title of the video.

What is it?

So YouTube wants to ensure greater transparency of the content for authors of videos, advertisers, and viewers. “Our goal is to provide users with additional information so they could better understand the sources of news content, which they prefer to watch on YouTube” — said in a statement.

However, while a new feature appeared only in the USA, but soon plans to mark YouTube videos and in other countries.