covid-19

• VidCon has lost two straight years to COVID-19. Here’s what its organizers are doing to make sure the 2022 edition is safe.
• Spotify, Joe Rogan Respond To Mounting Uproar Over Vaccine Misinformation

  As Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have yanked their catalogs from Spotify in response to the spread of COVID-19 vaccine information by Spotify-exclusive podcast host, Joe Rogan, both the platform and Rogan are now responding to mounting criticism. 

  
• YouTube Announces Outright Ban On All Vaccine Misinformation, Not Just COVID

  YouTube is broadening its crackdown on vaccine misinformation, instituting an outright ban on all videos that contain lies about any vaccines that have been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) or local health authorities, and not just COVID-19 -- for which it has already had policies in place since November. 

  
• Indonesian Government Prioritizes Influencers — Alongside Healthcare Workers — In COVID Vaccine Rollout

  In order to combat reluctance surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Indonesia, the government has reportedly made social influencers a priority class in terms of receiving their shots. 

  
• YouTube Names Dr. Garth Graham Global Head Of Healthcare, In Bid To Bolster Authoritative Health Content
• YouTube Reverses Suspension Of U.K.’s ‘TalkRadio’ Amid COVID-19 Policy Skirmish
• YouTube Suspends ‘OANN’ From Monetization, Strikes Channel For Repeated COVID Misinformation
• YouTube Seeks To Crack Down On COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracies In Fact-Check Panels
• YouTube Expands COVID Misinformation Policy To Ban Vaccine Conspiracies
• YouTube Took Down Most Videos Ever In A Single Quarter After COVID Altered Its Moderation Approach
• Podcast Advertising Remains Resilient In Face Of COVID, Will Surpass $812 Million This Year (Study)
• YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter Crack Down On COVID-19 Conspiracy Film ‘Plandemic’