YouTube updates health ‘misinformation’ policy to ban false cancer cures

By Christopher Hutton

Published August 15, 2023 1:35pm ET

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YouTube updates health ‘misinformation’ policy to ban false cancer cures — The restricted mode category, which is applied to YouTube videos that may contain "potentially objectionable content," was applied to 21 PragerU videos, the group announced on its Facebook page on Tuesday. (AP Photo) | (Danny Moloshok/AP)

YouTube will remove false information about cancer treatments as part of its efforts to rein in medical misinformation.

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