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29 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
YouTube is blocking all anti-vaccine content and banning prominent anti-vaccine activists washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
As part of a new set of policies aimed at cutting down on anti-vaccine content, YouTube will ban any videos that claim that commonly used vaccines approved by health authorities are ineffective or dangerous. wapo.st/3kQ7qX7
Misinformation researchers have for years said the popularity of anti-vaccine content on YouTube was contributing to growing skepticism of lifesaving vaccines in the United States and around the world. wapo.st/3kQ7qX7
The change marks a shift for YouTube, which streams more than 1 billion hours’ worth of content every day.

Like Facebook and Twitter, the company has long resisted policing content too heavily, arguing an open platform is critical to free speech. wapo.st/3kQ7qX7

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