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YouTube’s suspension of TalkRadio could be related to the London-based station’s claims regarding Covid-19, the BBC reported. Reuters
LOS ANGELES: YouTube pulled down the channel of UK radio station TalkRadio, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, for apparent violations of its Covid-19 misinformation guidelines – but restored it shortly after “further review”. TalkRadio’s YouTube channel was briefly suspended, but upon further review, has now been reinstated,” YouTube said in a statement.
YouTube, citing its community guidelines, said it removes Covid-19-related content that “explicitly contradicts expert consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organisation”. However, the video platform noted, it makes exceptions for content “posted with an educational, documentary, scientific or artistic purpose, as was deemed in this case”. YouTube didn’t explain what content on TalkRadio’s channel had triggered the earlier
Google reinstated TalkRadio s YouTube channel following a government intervention, less than a day after the tech giant s censorship sparked a freedom of speech backlash.
YouTube, which is owned by Google, terminated the radio station s account amid claims the broadcaster violated the website s community guidelines by airing criticism of coronavirus lockdowns.
MailOnline now understands that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport made inquiries yesterday about what appeared to be an extraordinary clampdown on dissent by Google.
A source close to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: Protecting freedom of speech was a key part of what he announced on the online harms work. Google declined to comment.
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