Politics

YouTube Will Issue Strikes for Election Results Misinformation, Including Videos From Donald Trump

The Google-owned video site moved up its grace period for removing videos without penalty, which was originally set to run through Inauguration Day

President Donald Trump's YouTube channel Donald Trump/YouTube

By David Cohen

January 7, 2021

YouTube further responded to Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol by moving up the end of a grace period for videos containing misinformation about the election results.

David Cohen
david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.
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