YouTube To Delete Videos On Vaccine Misinformation

Alphabet Inc’s GOOG GOOGL YouTube will delete any content questioning any approved medical vaccine, the company blogged.
The ban extends to any media that claims vaccines are dangerous or lead to chronic health outcomes like autism, cancer, or infertility.
In 2020, YouTube banned videos critical over Covid-19 vaccines, but many videos dodged their way out by not mentioning Covid-19, Bloomberg reports.
President Joe Biden and U.S. lawmakers have rebuked Facebook Inc FB and Twitter Inc TWTR for failing to control vaccine misinformation.
YouTube will allow “scientific discussion” videos about vaccine trials, results, and failures, including personal testimonies without generalizing.
YouTube admitted deleting over 1 million videos since February 2020 for Covid-19 misinformation. It also reduced the appearance of specific health videos in search results and recommendations.
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