YouTube Reverses Policy, Allows Election Denial Content.
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YouTube will no longer remove videos containing false claims about the legitimacy of US elections, including the 2020 presidential election. The platform will continue to ban videos that mislead voters about voting procedures and encourage interference with democratic processes. YouTube's policy reversal comes as the 2024 campaign is already underway, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim, without evidence, that he lost to Joe Biden in 2020 because of widespread fraud.
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