YouTube bans latest videos claiming US election fraud
- The move is in keeping with YouTube practice during previous US elections
- The removed videos will include those with claims of software glitches
- The platform says that only a small portion of YouTube viewing has been election-related content
Popular video sharing platform YouTube on Wednesday, banned new videos that claimed fraud in the November US election, stating that enough states have certified Joe Biden as the next US president to make it official, reported AFP.
YouTube has been called out for a long time by critics to stop hosting videos spreading misinformation aimed at undermining the results of the election.
In a blog post, YouTube said, “Given that, we will start removing any piece of content uploaded today (or anytime after) that misleads people by alleging that widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.”
According to the Google-owned platform, the move is in keeping with YouTube practice during previous US elections.
The removed videos will include those with claims of software glitches or counting errors affecting the outcome of the vote.
YouTube added, “As always, news coverage and commentary on these issues can remain on our site if there’s sufficient education, documentary, scientific or artistic context.”
The platform says that only a small portion of YouTube viewing has been election-related content, with the bulk of that generated by authoritative news sources.
The US Supreme Court dealt the latest blow Tuesday to Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his election loss when it denied his allies’ attempt to block the certification of votes in key state Pennsylvania.
While the court did not explain its decision, none of the members expressed dissent.
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