YouTube expands ban on vaccine misinformation

Posted on AllSides September 29th, 2021
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CNET

YouTube on Wednesday said it was expanding it policies around medical misinformation to ban content about vaccines that "poses a serious risk of egregious harm." The video giant already prohibited misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, but the updated polices cover all "currently administered vaccines that are approved and confirmed to be safe and effective" by local health agencies and the World Health Organization.

"Working closely with health authorities, we looked to balance our commitment to an open platform with the need to remove egregious harmful content," the company said in a blog post....

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