YouTube will let false claims about US elections back on the platform.
‘The ability to openly debate political ideas, even those that are controversial or based on disproven assumptions, is core to a functioning democratic society.’a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.YouTube is reversing its policies on election misinformation.
, which barred users from posting content that spread false claims about the integrity of US elections. The platform says it has removed “thousands” of videos since implementing the policy.“In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech without meaningfully reducing the risk of violence or other real-world harm,” YouTube states.
Although YouTube pushed to curtail the spread of misinformation at the time of the 2020 US presidential election, its methods didn’t always prove that effective. While a
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