YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past elections


FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken October 25 2017. REUTERSDado RuvicIlustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to U.S. presidential elections in 2020 and before.

The new set of updates is part of YouTube's elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately.

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