YouTube Will No Longer Remove US Election Fraud Content

thewrap.com:

announcement post. “In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech without meaningfully reducing the risk of violence or other real-world harm.”Users are now free to post content that claims there was fraud in the 2020 U.S.

presidential election or any elections before then, if they so choose. However, the site’s “election misinformation policies remain in place.” Specifically, YouTube noted that content encouraging others to “interfere with democratic processes” is still verboten.

It’s not immediately clear where the video-hosting site draws the line between content that interferes with democratic processes and content propagating the notion that U.S.

democratic processes have been corrupted by fraud.When asked for comment, a YouTube spokesperson directed TheWrap to the aforementioned blog post, not offering any clarification.The company stated it will adjust its strategy as needed, so whether the new stance on fraud content will persist through the 2024 election remains to be seen.In any case, this marks one more platform where users can voice controversial theories with relative immunity.