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Google's YouTube said it'll no longer permit videos making false claims ... ban on misinformation to all vaccines, not just COVID shots. Xboxat20:Lookingback Xbox20thanniversary #CleanOutYourRefrigeratorDay PS5restocks BestBlackFridaydeals BlackFridayadscans YouTubewidensbanonmisinformationtoallvaccines,notjustCOVIDshots Google'sYouTubesaidit'llnolongerpermitvideosmakingfalseclaimsaboutexistingvaccinesthat'vebeenapprovedandfoundsafebyhealthauthorities. CarrieMihalcik, JoanE.Solsman Sept.29,20219:32a.m.PT CNET Forthemostup-to-datenewsandinformationaboutthecoronaviruspandemic,visittheWHOandCDCwebsites. YouTube isbroadeningitsrulesonmedicalmisinformationtocrackdownonvideoswithfalseclaimsaboutallestablishedvaccines,notjustCOVID-19vaccines.ThepolicychangepavesthewayforYouTubetopossiblycrimpfurtherproliferationofpersistentmythsandconspiraciesaboutvaccines,suchastheuntruebelieftheycauseautismorinfertility. YouTube,like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit andmanyotherinternetcompaniesthatgiveusersaplatformtoposttheirowncontent,hasgrappledwithhowtobalancefreedomofexpressionwitheffectivepolicingoftheworstmaterialpostedonitssite.Overtheyears,YouTubehasgrappledwithdifferentkindsof misinformation; conspiracytheories; discrimination; hate and harassment; childabuseandexploitation and videosofmassmurder,allatanunprecedentedglobalscale.CriticsofYouTubearguethatthecompany'scontentmoderationeffortsstillfallshorttoooften,orarrivetoolate.  GettheCNETCulturenewsletter Exploremovies,games,superheroesandmorewithCNETCulture.DeliveredTuesdaysandFridays. StartingWednesday,YouTubewilltakedownanyvideosallegingthatapprovedvaccinesdon'twork,aredangerous,causechronichealthproblemsorcontainharmfulingredients.TheruleappliesforvaccinesapprovedandconfirmedtobesafeandeffectivebylocalhealthauthoritiesandtheWorldHealthOrganization. "We'vesteadilyseenfalseclaimsaboutthecoronavirusvaccinesspilloverintomisinformationaboutvaccinesingeneral,andwe'renowatapointwhereit'smoreimportantthanevertoexpandtheworkwestartedwithCOVID-19toothervaccines,"thecompanysaidinablogpost. YouTubehastakendown130,000videosspecificallyforCOVID-vaccinemisinformationsincelastyear,thecompanysaidWednesday.Toputthatincontext,YouTubehaspreviouslysaiditgenerallyremovesnearly10milliontotalvideoseachquarteracrossthecategoriesofpolicyviolations.AndsinceFebruary2020,YouTubehasremovedmorethan1millionvideosrelatedto"dangerous"coronavirusinformation,suchasfalsecuresorclaimsofahoax,thecompanysaidinAugust.(PuttingthesenumbersinthegreatercontextofYouTube'sfullscopeisdifficultbecauseofthegargantuanscaleofGoogle'sservice,whichistheinternet'sbiggestsourceofvideo,withmorethan 2billionmonthlyusers.)YouTubesaidthenewpolicyappliestospecific,establishedimmunizationslikevaccinesformeaslesorHepatitisB.Butitalsoappliestofalseclaimsaboutestablishedvaccinesgenerally. Thenew,broaderpolicywillallowcontentaboutvaccinepolicies,newvaccinetrialsandhistoricalvaccinesuccessesorfailures.YouTubesaiditwouldmakeexceptionsforvideosthatincludesomemisinformationaboutvaccinesiftheyalsoincludecontextabout"countervailingviews"fromhealthauthoritiesinthevideoitself,initsaudioorinthetitleordescriptiontext. Personaltestimonialsrelatingtovaccineswillalsobeallowed,solongasthechanneldoesn'tshowapatternofpromotingvaccinehesitancyandthevideodoesn'tviolateanyotherofthesite'srules.  Seealso COVIDvaccinesaresafe.Thesesocialmediamythsaredangerousnonsense MisinformationhaspushedAmericandemocracytothebrink,formerCISAchiefsays



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