Healthline - Revision history

Rudxain: wanted: cookies

2026-03-15T14:17:33Z

wanted: cookies

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	===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===		===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===
	Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Healthline \|url=https://anon.healthline.com/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://anon.healthline.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref> </blockquote>		Like many websites, Healthline asks for [[Web cookie\|cookies]] upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Healthline \|url=https://anon.healthline.com/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://anon.healthline.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref> </blockquote>

	===Publishing misinformation===<!--somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up		===Publishing misinformation===<!--somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up

Bananabot: Added archive URLs for 1 citation(s) using CRWCitationBot

2026-02-23T05:36:25Z

Added archive URLs for 1 citation(s) using CRWCitationBot

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	=== Violating California's CCPA (2025.07.01) ===		=== Violating California's CCPA (2025.07.01) ===
	On 01 July 2025, the California Attorney General announced in a press release that they have reached a settlement with Healthline over the company's violation of the {{Wplink\|California Consumer Privacy Act}} (CCPA). In an investigation conducted by the California DOJ, Healthline violated the CCPA by failing to provide consumers with the option to opt-out of targeted advertising and sharing user data to third parties without implementing "CCPA-mandated privacy protections". This shared data also included suggesting that a person may suffer from a serious health condition. The settlement resulted in $1.55 million in civil pentalties and banning the company from revealing that a consumer may have already been diagnosed with a medical condition.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-01 \|title=Attorney General Bonta Announces Largest CCPA Settlement to Date, Secures $1.55 Million from Healthline.com \|url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-largest-ccpa-settlement-date-secures-155 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General}}</ref>		On 01 July 2025, the California Attorney General announced in a press release that they have reached a settlement with Healthline over the company's violation of the {{Wplink\|California Consumer Privacy Act}} (CCPA). In an investigation conducted by the California DOJ, Healthline violated the CCPA by failing to provide consumers with the option to opt-out of targeted advertising and sharing user data to third parties without implementing "CCPA-mandated privacy protections". This shared data also included suggesting that a person may suffer from a serious health condition. The settlement resulted in $1.55 million in civil pentalties and banning the company from revealing that a consumer may have already been diagnosed with a medical condition.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-01 \|title=Attorney General Bonta Announces Largest CCPA Settlement to Date, Secures $1.55 Million from Healthline.com \|url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-largest-ccpa-settlement-date-secures-155 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220183155/https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-largest-ccpa-settlement-date-secures-155 \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	===Usage of AI generation===		===Usage of AI generation===

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: incident was found

2026-01-25T07:02:46Z

incident was found

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SinexTitan: guys look what I found

2026-01-25T05:33:54Z

guys look what I found

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	\|Industry=Health Information\|Type=Subsidiary\|Logo=Healthline_logo.svg}}		\|Industry=Health Information\|Type=Subsidiary\|Logo=Healthline_logo.svg}}

	'''{{Wplink\|Healthline\|Healthline Media, Inc.}}''' is an American website and provider of health information. It was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com.		'''{{Wplink\|Healthline\|Healthline Media, Inc.}}''' is an American website and provider of health information. It was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com. In July 2019, the company was acquired by {{Wplink\|Red Ventures}}.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

			=== Violating California's CCPA (2025.07.01) ===
			On 01 July 2025, the California Attorney General announced in a press release that they have reached a settlement with Healthline over the company's violation of the {{Wplink\|California Consumer Privacy Act}} (CCPA). In an investigation conducted by the California DOJ, Healthline violated the CCPA by failing to provide consumers with the option to opt-out of targeted advertising and sharing user data to third parties without implementing "CCPA-mandated privacy protections". This shared data also included suggesting that a person may suffer from a serious health condition. The settlement resulted in $1.55 million in civil pentalties and banning the company from revealing that a consumer may have already been diagnosed with a medical condition.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-01 \|title=Attorney General Bonta Announces Largest CCPA Settlement to Date, Secures $1.55 Million from Healthline.com \|url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-largest-ccpa-settlement-date-secures-155 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General}}</ref>

	===Usage of AI generation===		===Usage of AI generation===
	In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ABOUT US \|url=https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref></blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening decision.		In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ABOUT US \|url=https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref></blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening decision.

Mr Pollo: some articles given for "publishing misinformation" section are marked as "evidence based" with sources, besides the Ashwagandha Supplements article.

2026-01-23T17:00:08Z

some articles given for "publishing misinformation" section are marked as "evidence based" with sources, besides the Ashwagandha Supplements article.

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SinexTitan: added to the category "Health"

2026-01-07T13:58:35Z

added to the category "Health"

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	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Health]]

SinexTitan: archived the refs

2026-01-06T17:33:02Z

archived the refs

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Usage of AI generation===		===Usage of AI generation===
	In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ABOUT US \|url=https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|url-status=live \|access-date=~~2025~~-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref></blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening decision.		In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ABOUT US \|url=https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref></blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening decision.

	===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===		===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===
	Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Healthline \|url=https://anon.healthline.com/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=~~2025~~-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref> </blockquote>		Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Healthline \|url=https://anon.healthline.com/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106172359/https://anon.healthline.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-06 \|access-date=2026-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref> </blockquote>

	=== Publishing misinformation ===<!--somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up		===Publishing misinformation===<!--somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up

	a few bs articles that spread misinfo:		a few bs articles that spread misinfo:

SinexTitan: /* Publishing misinformation */ somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up

2026-01-06T17:10:27Z

Publishing misinformation: somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Usage of AI generation===		===Usage of AI generation===
	In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.</blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening ~~dicision~~.		In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ABOUT US \|url=https://www.healthline.com/about/about-us \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref></blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening decision.

	===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===		===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===
	Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional. </blockquote>		Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Healthline \|url=https://anon.healthline.com/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-01-06 \|website=Healthline}}</ref> </blockquote>

			=== Publishing misinformation ===<!--somebody with medical knowledge please fill this up

			a few bs articles that spread misinfo:

			https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/coffee-worlds-biggest-source-of-antioxidants
			https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/weight-loss-tea
			https://www.healthline.com/health/best-ashwagandha-supplements
			https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-anti-inflammatory-foods-->

	==Products==		==Products==

SinexTitan: holay molay writing

2026-01-06T16:18:10Z

holay molay writing

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	\|Website=https://www.healthline.com		\|Website=https://www.healthline.com
	\|Description=Healthline is a health information provider that uses AI-generated content and has been known to publish misinformation.		\|Description=Healthline is a health information provider that uses AI-generated content and has been known to publish misinformation.
	\|Industry=Health Information\|Type=~~Private~~\|Logo=Healthline_logo.svg}}		\|Industry=Health Information\|Type=Subsidiary\|Logo=Healthline_logo.svg}}
	{{~~Ph-C-Int~~}}
			'''{{Wplink\|Healthline\|Healthline Media, Inc.}}''' is an American website and provider of health information. It was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===~~Example incident one (''date'')~~===		===Usage of AI generation===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~		In their "ABOUT US" page they mention: <blockquote>In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.</blockquote>Medical information is a highly delicate matter and AI which is known to quite frequently "hallucinate" can generate bogus information which may mislead a potentially vulverable person to make a life threatening dicision.
	~~Short summary of the incident~~ (~~could~~ be ~~the same as the summary preceding the article)~~.
	===~~Example incident two (''date'')~~===		===Rejecting cookies restricts site access===
	...		Like many websites, Healthline asks for cookies upon accessing the site. Upon clicking on "Reject All", the user is taken to a "Anon" page which includes only 10 articles. On the same page they expain their reasoning:<blockquote>We believe that health information should be free to everyone and we rely on advertising to make this possible on our family of websites Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, and Psych Central. Providing the best health information in the world is expensive. We spend up to thousands of dollars per article to ensure it is accurate and precise with quality review by a doctor or other certified, trained medical professional. </blockquote>

	==Products==		==Products==

SinexTitan: infobox fix

2026-01-06T15:25:10Z

infobox fix

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	\|Description=Healthline is a health information provider that uses AI-generated content and has been known to publish misinformation.		\|Description=Healthline is a health information provider that uses AI-generated content and has been known to publish misinformation.
	}}		\|Industry=Health Information\|Type=Private\|Logo=Healthline_logo.svg}}
	{{Ph-C-Int}}		{{Ph-C-Int}}