YouTube’s policies have been updated to prevent misinformation and other falsehoods about abortion. This is in response to the pro-abortion pressure that continues to be applied on tech companies.
YouTube will now remove content around the world that supposedly “‘promotes or provides instructions’ for unsafe or alternative abortion methods not supported by science or approved by medical professionals,” Axios reported Thursday. It is unclear whether information about pro-life alternatives such as pregnancy centers, which some leftists have dubbed “anti-abortion fake clinics,” will fall under this new rule.
Axios said that YouTube will also start removing supposedly “false claims” about abortion, including evidence linking abortion to infertility or cancer.
YouTube policies ban, “Promotion of alternative abortion methods in place of chemical or surgical methods deemed safe by health authorities.” The policy also bans, “Content that contradicts local health authorities’ or WHO guidance on certain safe medical practices.”
Questions arise about the types of content that will be affected by the updated misinformation policy.
Will the new policy also target so-called “misinformation” around what leftists believe the definition of abortion encompasses? YouTube users that falsely state abortion is an option for ectopic pregnancies will be targeted.
Is it possible to ban content that encourages alternatives for women who choose not to have an abortion?
YouTube failed to respond to an MRC Free Speech America Email that contained these questions.
But Axios published YouTube’s corporate lip service: “We believe it’s important to connect people to content from authoritative sources regarding health topics, and we continuously review our policies and products as real world events unfold,” Axios quoted a YouTube spokesperson as saying.
Legislators and pro-abortion groups have been pressing Big Tech companies to remove pro-life content from their websites and instead promote abortion content.
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