YouTube to allow creators banned for Covid-19, election misinformation to apply for reinstatement

Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday said it will soon allow previously banned accounts to apply for reinstatement, rolling back a policy that had treated violations as permanent.The change applies to channels removed for posting Covid-19 or election-related misinformation, according to a letter from Alphabet lawyer Daniel Donovan to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Previously those types of offenses carried lifetime bans."Today, YouTube's Community Guidelines allow for a wider range of content regardin ...