YouTube Bans <br />Vaccine Misinformation, and Prominent Anti-Vaxxers.<br />YouTube Bans <br />Vaccine Misinformation, and Prominent Anti-Vaxxers.<br />YouTube announced the updated <br />policy on Sept. 29.<br />Today, we're expanding our medical misinformation policies on YouTube with new <br />guidelines on currently <br />administered vaccines ... , YouTube, via blog post.<br />... that are approved and confirmed to be safe and effective by local health authorities and the WHO, YouTube, via blog post.<br />We’re now at a point where it’s more important than ever to expand the work we <br />started with COVID-19 to <br />other vaccines, YouTube, via blog post.<br />Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dangerous and cause chronic health effects, ... , YouTube, via blog post.<br />... claims that vaccines do not reduce transmission or contraction of disease, or contains misinformation on the substances contained in vaccines will be removed, YouTube, via blog post.<br />The policy extends beyond COVID-19 <br />vaccine misinformation...<br />... to falsehoods about other vaccines, <br />including measles and flu vaccines.<br />As with our COVID guidelines, we consulted with local and international health organizations and experts in developing these policies, YouTube, via blog post.<br />YouTube also confirmed that it will ban <br />the accounts of Joseph Mercola, <br />Sherri Tenpenny...<br />... and the Children’s Defense Fund, which <br />is linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<br />All of this complements our ongoing work to raise up authoritative health information on our platform and connect people with credible, quality health content and sources, YouTube, via blog post
