YouTube’s new policy: What will get you banned?

Posted Thursday, September 30, 2021 2:41 pm

Tom Jones | Poynter

On Wednesday, YouTube announced that it’s banning the accounts of several high-profile anti-vaxxers, including Joseph Mercola and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in an effort to crack down on misinformation about vaccines that has run rampant on its site.

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