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YouTube relaxes moderation rules to allow more controversial content
- YouTube, owned by Google, relaxed its video moderation policies in mid-December 2024 to allow content violating rules if deemed in the public interest.
- This change expanded on a pre-2024 election policy that permitted videos from political candidates breaking rules under educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic exemptions.
- Moderators received new training to tolerate up to half a video's content violating policies, raising the previous limit from one-quarter, particularly in political or cultural contexts.
- YouTube removed 192,856 videos for hateful or abusive content in Q1 2025, a 22% increase year-over-year, while claiming the policy shift affects only a small fraction of videos.
- This loosening highlights a pivot toward prioritizing free expression but raises concerns about amplifying misinformation during critical events and the platform's ability to balance safety and openness.
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YouTube relaxes rules about what creators can and can’t say in videos
YouTube is reportedly giving creators more leeway about what they say in videos, easing up on some of the rules it has set in the past. The user-generated video platform owned by Alphabet has adjusted its exception rule, which will allow videos that might have been removed nine months ago for promoting misinformation to remain on the platform. The New York Times reports that if a video is considered to be in the public interest or has EDSA (educ…
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