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Should Influencers prove they are experts in their fields before posting about it?

Iain

I read an interesting article about how China is banning Influencers from posting about subjects that they are not qualified in so they can control misinformation better.

https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/28/china-influencers-diplomas/

Regulators in China have moved to ban influencers without college diplomas, directing social media platforms to verify that they hold professional credentials before commenting on sensitive topics such as finance, medicine, law, or education.

I can imagine that was implemented here and extended to cover politics then it would cut a huge amount of misinformation and bias.

What are your thoughts? Good idea or bad?

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  • I don’t think ‘unqualified’ influencers should be banned.  ‘Qualified’ influencers, being biased, may not report accurately anyway. Perhaps they should all be lumped together in a new category that displays ‘ADVERTISEMENT’ in big letters throughout their spiel.

    I am not influenced by the opinions of celebrities who talk about all sorts of things on TV shows. I don’t understand why people think they are best placed to offer advice. 

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  • I don’t think ‘unqualified’ influencers should be banned.  ‘Qualified’ influencers, being biased, may not report accurately anyway. Perhaps they should all be lumped together in a new category that displays ‘ADVERTISEMENT’ in big letters throughout their spiel.

    I am not influenced by the opinions of celebrities who talk about all sorts of things on TV shows. I don’t understand why people think they are best placed to offer advice. 

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