YouTube expands rules to ban COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Published October 14, 2020 8:31pm ET



YouTube announced Wednesday it is expanding its policies against misinformation related to the coronavirus and that it would ban misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccinations.

YouTube said it would ban videos that linked the coronavirus to 5G networks and “medically unsubstantiated” content in April, saying that it would delete content that directly contradicts advice from the World Health Organization, according to the BBC.

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