YouTube 'reckless' to stop policing false claims on election fraud -Biden campaign


FILE PHOTO The YouTube app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15 2017. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: The YouTube app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election campaign said on Tuesday that a decision by Alphabet Inc's YouTube to stop policing false claims about fraud in the 2020 race is "reckless" and could lead to violence.

"YouTube's reckless and irresponsible decision will invite further democratic decay and potential violence, and we urge them to reconsider this policy," Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said in a statement.

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