YouTube is opening a “second chance” program for creators banned for misinformation

YouTube is now giving some creators, including those who have been banned for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and the election, a chance to create a new channel. According to a blog post. The company said it was under political pressure last month It will set up this pilot program for a “subset of creators” and “channels that have been terminated due to deprecated policies.” YouTube said In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)whose congressional committee has issued multiple subpoenas to the company, said the opportunity would be available to creators banned for “repeated violations of COVID-19 and election integrity policies that are no longer in effect.”

“YouTube continues to enable a diversity of viewpoints and believes that creators should be able to openly discuss political ideas on the platform,” the company said in its letter to Rep. Jordan.

Last month on YouTube He also said It will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump in 2021 over the ban. $22 million from the settlement is scheduled to be used to aid construction New ballroom at the White House. Parent company, Alphabet, He had lawyers in court Earlier this month, it defended its ad technology monopoly at Google against the Trump-era Justice Department.

YouTube says the new beta program starts today and will roll out to “eligible creators” over the “next few weeks.” “We will consider several factors when evaluating new channel requests, such as whether a creator has committed particularly serious or persistent violations of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, or whether a creator’s activity on or off the platform has harmed or may continue to harm the YouTube community.”

The trial will not be available if you are banned due to copyright infringement or YouTube infringement Creator Liability PoliciesThe company says. If you delete your YouTube channel or Google Account, you won’t be able to request a new channel “at this time.” YouTube points out that if your channel is banned, you will not be eligible to apply for a new channel until one year after it is terminated.

“We know that many terminated creators deserve a second chance — YouTube has evolved and changed over the past 20 years, and we’ve had our share of second chances to make things right with our community, too,” YouTube says. “Our goal is to roll this out to eligible creators to apply over the coming months, and we appreciate patience as we ramp up, carefully review applications, and learn as we move forward.”