YouTube on Thursday announced on Twitter that it will start removing videos containing false claims about abortion in order to break down misinformation about the medical procedure.
According to the YouTube announcement, “starting today and ramping up over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides instructions for unsafe abortion methods or promotes false claims about abortion safety under our medical misinformation policies."
The company additionally informed that "like all of our policies on health/medical topics, we rely on published guidance from health authorities. We prioritize connecting people to content from authoritative sources on health topics, and we continuously review our policies & products as real-world events unfold."
Additionally, the company said that it will be “launching an information panel that provides viewers with context and information from local and global health authorities under abortion-related videos and above relevant search results."
The company shared that it will, “allow content that violates the misinformation policies noted on this page if that content includes the additional context in the video, audio, title, or description. This is not a pass to promote misinformation. Additional context may include countervailing views from local health authorities or medical experts. We may also make exceptions if the purpose of the content is to condemn, dispute, or satirize misinformation that violates our policies."