Wikipedia:YouTube links to Wikipedia

In March 2018, YouTube announced that they would be adding links to Wikipedia underneath videos about conspiracy theories.[1] YouTube refers to these links as "information cues"[2] or "information panels".

The first batch of articles was announced in July 2018. These are:

YouTube's state-funded media notices[4] also began linking to Wikipedia in July 2018 (for example, a video from CBC News or Dateline (Australian TV program) displays "CBC is a Canadian public broadcast service Wikipedia" or "SBS is an Australian public broadcast service Wikipedia", respectively).

  1. ^ "YouTube Will Link Directly to Wikipedia to Fight Conspiracy Theories". WIRED. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ "YouTube May Add to the Burdens of Humble Wikipedia". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ WP:AN announcement by Quiddity (WMF)
  4. ^ Perez, Sarah (2 February 2018). "To fight propaganda, YouTube will now label state-funded news broadcasts in the U.S." TechCrunch. Oath Tech Network. Retrieved 19 July 2018.