US EditionYouTube to Bring Back Creators Banned for COVID Misinformation
YouTube reversed bans on accounts removed for COVID-19 and 2020 election misinformation after admitting Biden administration pressured wrongful censorship, allowing some creators to seek reinstatement.
- On Tuesday, YouTube announced it will create a process to reinstate content creators banned in recent years, revealing the plan in a letter to the US House Judiciary Committee.
- After legal filings, Alphabet acknowledged the Biden administration pressured YouTube to remove posts that did not break rules and called this interference `unacceptable and wrong`.
- With more than 2 billion users, YouTube said it `values conservative voices on its platform`, naming banned figures including Dan Bongino, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Steve Bannon.
- Celebrating the reversal, Republicans said House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan hailed it as `another victory in the fight against censorship`, while Laura Loomer accused YouTube of `gaslighting` and said her account remains demonetized.
- As platforms roll back pandemic-era rules, YouTube has relaxed moderation thresholds in 2023–2024, while the House Judiciary Committee and Supreme Court continue scrutiny over transparency and limits.
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YouTube Accounts Previously Banned for Misinformation Could Soon Be Reinstated
YouTube’s parent company Alphabet announced Tuesday it’s allowing creators who received permanent bans over misinformation relating to COVID-19 and the 2020 election to apply to be reinstated. This likely includes Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Steve Bannon.As CNBC reports, Alphabet referred to the new policy as a limited pilot program made available to a “subset of creators” who might be allowed back, along with those who violated policies that have …
'Gaslighting!' Laura Loomer melts down at YouTube as account still demonetized
MAGA influencer Laura Loomer melted down on Thursday, accusing Google and its subsidiary, YouTube, of "gaslighting" her over the reinstatement of her account. On Wednesday, CNN reported that YouTube would reinstate accounts that are "repeatedly posting misinformation about Covid-19 and the 2020 election," many of which have been conservative voices such as Loomer. The move came after Google and YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, sent a letter t…
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