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1. Due to the disturbing events that transpired yesterday, and given that the election results have now been certified, starting today *any* channels posting new videos with false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike. https://t.co/aq3AVugzL7
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 7, 2021
These actions by Big Tech would have been more helpful before millions of people were misled by election lies. https://t.co/BADs9IjvIS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 7, 2021
??? I guess closing the barn door after the fascists are out is better than never closing it at all. https://t.co/nhHpqMqz7o
— Will Smith (@willsmith) January 7, 2021
I can’t tell you how surreal it is to watch these platforms completely reverse themselves in the span of 24 hours, after years of insisting that their inaction was rooted in principles rather than convenience.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 7, 2021
2. Over the last month, we’ve removed thousands of videos which spread misinformation claiming widespread voter fraud changed the result of the 2020 election, including several videos President Trump posted to his channel.
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 7, 2021
Oh hey, we didn't forget about you, @YouTube! You're just as complicit in giving a platform to Trump's lies and incitement of violence. NOW is the time to ban him for good. We've all seen what happens when you continue these weak slaps on the wrist: https://t.co/VbBUgAxzEj
— MediaJustice (@mediajustice) January 7, 2021
4. Channels that receive a strike are temporarily suspended from posting or live streaming. Channels that receive three strikes in the same 90-day period will be permanently removed from YouTube. We apply our policies and penalties consistently, regardless of who uploads it.
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 7, 2021
3. Like other major policy updates, in our Help Center, we noted that there would be a short grace period after the Dec update & new content that broke our rules would be removed without penalty. The grace period was scheduled to end on Inauguration Day. https://t.co/3It2xphe70
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 7, 2021
just in time for the all of the US election traffic to be over, eh?https://t.co/EOc0HwViCd
— Tierney Cyren (@bitandbang) January 8, 2021
It only took an act of insurrection to get social media platforms to begin doing what critics have spent YEARS asking them to do. YouTube says it's removed thousands of video spreading misinformation, including several videos Trump posted to his channel.https://t.co/ZgkiGje5W7
— Imaeyen Ibanga (@iiwrites) January 7, 2021
Check out. YouTube will start penalizing channels that post election misinformation https://t.co/emkKhj1h7e via @techcrunch #tech #digital #data #business pic.twitter.com/JKGO3dRhRh
— Kohei Kurihara -DataPrivacy for Fighting Covid-19- (@kuriharan) January 8, 2021
YouTube will start penalizing channels that post election misinformation – TechCrunch https://t.co/jeQsbfnL2A
— Terry Hatziieremias (@hatziieremias) January 7, 2021
Alphabet union condemns YouTube's response to pro-Trump riot at US Capitol - CNET https://t.co/igcGm9LhP5
— Tom Raftery (@TomRaftery) January 8, 2021
The Left delights in its ability to censor and cancel people.
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) January 8, 2021
Don't look away because you or someone you admire or care about is next.https://t.co/hfi0VzYaE4
Pardon my French... Heeeeeelllll Yeeeeessss! You are 5 years late @Twitter & @Facebook but better late than Never. This is a huge Win for World Order and the Truth! https://t.co/3lkqvnegzJ
— Indivisible Philadelphia (@IndivisiblePHL) January 8, 2021