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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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  • Although I don't actively 'follow' any online influencers, I think that if they are using their platform to talk about their own lived experiences, then it is fine. However, if they are an unqualified person giving out medical advice (or whatever) then I think it's wrong.

    I know there are people who seem to look upon influencers as God-like beings. They will believe everything influencers say, without doing their own research to check if anything an influencer has said is actually true. I mean, it's fine if influencers can back up what they say by sign-posting to reputable sources, but if they don't then I think it pays to take what they say with a pinch of salt.

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  • Although I don't actively 'follow' any online influencers, I think that if they are using their platform to talk about their own lived experiences, then it is fine. However, if they are an unqualified person giving out medical advice (or whatever) then I think it's wrong.

    I know there are people who seem to look upon influencers as God-like beings. They will believe everything influencers say, without doing their own research to check if anything an influencer has said is actually true. I mean, it's fine if influencers can back up what they say by sign-posting to reputable sources, but if they don't then I think it pays to take what they say with a pinch of salt.

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