YouTube Removes Restrictions on US Election Misinformation
On Friday, YouTube announced that it will no longer delete content that makes false claims about the 2020 US presidential election being affected by “fraud, errors or glitches.” This move has been swiftly condemned by those who oppose the spread of misinformation. The announcement by the Google-owned video site is a marked departure from its policy, which began in December 2020, to try to curb false claims — most importantly, pushed by then-President Donald Trump — that his re-election loss to Joe Biden was due to a “stolen” vote. “The…
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