YouTube To Link Wikipedia Pages On "Conspiracy Theory" Videos
[caption id="attachment_10652" align="alignnone" width="1600"] YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on stage at the SXSW conference last week [/caption] YouTube will connect conspiracy theory videos to Wikipedia links to better educate viewers, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said last week at the South by Southwest (SXSW) gathering on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. "On the off chance that there is a critical news occasion, we need to convey the correct data, we are not a news association." This is expected to roll out in the months ahead according to her even though Wikipedia came out to say they were not consulted by YouTube on the proposed use of links on conspiracy theory videos. Talking about conspiracy theory videos, it all depends on what is termed a "conspiracy theory" which is why she also said that these links will also come up on subjects that have generated a significant debate on YouTube. The choice to use Wikipedia stems from the fact that th...