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Alphabet Opens Path to Restoring Banned YouTube Accounts, Citing Improper White House Pressure

  • YouTube announced on Tuesday that it will reinstate thousands of creators previously banned for violating COVID-19 and election integrity policies.
  • This decision follows a monthslong House Judiciary Committee investigation led by Chairman Jim Jordan into alleged Biden administration pressure on Big Tech to censor content.
  • The investigation revealed that senior Biden officials repeatedly urged Google to remove user content that did not violate YouTube's policies, which Google described as "unacceptable and wrong."
  • Alphabet's letter stated YouTube will offer all previously banned creators a chance to return and affirmed that the platform will no longer rely on third-party fact-checkers for content moderation.
  • This policy reversal marks a significant shift toward protecting free expression on YouTube but leaves open questions about which creators will return and new moderation standards.
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Those who lost their YouTube accounts during the Biden years because they were too critical in the Coronavirus and the US elections can get their accounts back. This was what Google said. And why? Because the political climate in Washington has changed, not because it would have happened out of conviction. Donald Trump returns to the White House – at least on the other side of the big pond – a little more freedom on the Internet. Google, the You…

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Washington Times broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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