YouTube Adding Public Funding Notices to News Broadcaster Videos

February 5, 2018 |Streaming Media

YouTube began attaching notices to videos uploaded by broadcasters getting government or public funding in an aim to give viewers better understanding of the sources of news, YouTube News Senior Product Manager Geoff Samek blogged Friday. He said the feature is starting in the U.S., with plans to expand. He said the notice will appear below the video but above the title and with a Wikipedia link so viewers can learn more about the broadcaster.