YouTube to remove abortion falsehoods and direct users to facts instead
, a ruling that provided federal protection for abortion rights for five decades.
“We believe it’s important to connect people to content from authoritative sources regarding health topics, and we continuously review our policies and products as real world events unfold,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement. Melissa Fowler, the chief program officer at the National Abortion Federation, said the new policy by YouTube was a good step.
“We should be holding platforms accountable and making sure that people who are searching for informationare not subjected to any type of medical misinformation or misleading content,” she said in an interview. “People should be able to trust that they are being directed to places where they can get accurate information about abortion and their options.”
YouTube said it would also begin showing information from health authorities alongside videos and search results regarding abortion. The company provides similar information alongside searches related to Covid-19 and
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