Since February, YouTube has introduced several new election-time tools and policies, touting them as efforts to “better support” democracy by minimizing the spread of misinformation about the election. But on Election Day and after, YouTube said videos that spread demonstrably, egregiously false information about vote tabulation and the outcome of the 2020 contest aren't in violation of those new policies.
2020 election
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YouTube Finally Bans Content Endorsing Election Conspiracies
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YouTube Touted Its Handling Of Election Misinformation. But Now It Says Videos Spreading Vote Tabulation Conspiracies, False Win Claims Are Fine.
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YouTube Is Ending Full-Day Masthead Reservations In 2021—But Not Because Of Donald Trump
An upcoming policy change at YouTube will prevent full-day takeovers of the platform’s pricy masthead ad, which Donald Trump’s re-election campaign bought out for today.
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The Trump Camp Has Bought YouTube’s Masthead Ad 20 Times This Election—Including On Election Day
Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has secured YouTube’s most expensive ad slot for Election Day.
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Biden/Harris Campaign Deploys Custom ‘Fortnite’ Map To Teach Voters About Key Policies
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