YouTube bans videos with false claims of election fraud
YouTube said it is removing videos that falsely claim widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome of the U.S. election.
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YouTube said it is removing videos that falsely claim widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome of the U.S. election.
YouTube suspended the pro-Trump media outlet One America News Network on Tuesday as part of the streaming platform's efforts to curb misinformation about COVID-19. The company also announced the channel's existing videos would be demonetized.
"We removed a video from OANN and issued a strike on the channel for violating our COVID-19 misinformation policy, which prohibits content claiming there's a guaranteed cure," YouTube said.
Critics charge that allowing videos with false information could sow doubts about the election and even incite violence.
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The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
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