YouTube to Crack Down Further on Election Fraud Content as Safe Harbor Deadline Passes

The Google-owned video site has terminated more than 8,000 channels since September

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YouTube will further tighten its policies on misleading content related to the U.S. presidential election following the passing of the safe harbor deadline Tuesday and the certification by enough states to determine that Joe Biden is, in fact, the president-elect.

The Google-owned video site said in a blog post Wednesday that any content alleging widespread fraud or errors that altered the outcome of the vote will be removed, offering as examples videos claiming that Biden emerged victorious due to widespread software glitches or counting errors.

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