YouTube to bring back creators banned for COVID and election misinformation

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News Source : Associated Press

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  • YouTube in 2023 phased out its policy to remove content that falsely claims the 2020 election, or other past U.S. presidential elections, were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches” The platform in 2024 also retired its standalone COVID-19 content restrictions, allowing various treatments for the disease to be discussed.
  • Among the creators who have been banned from YouTube under the now-expired policies are prominent conservative influencers, including Dan Bongino, who now serves as deputy director of the FBI.
NEW YORK (AP) YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its pare [+3352 chars]

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