WASHINGTON — YouTube will restore thousands of accounts that were removed from the site in recent years due to violations of its Community Guidelines after the website updated its rules surrounding COVID-19 and election integrity.

In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan , R-Ohio, on Tuesday, Google confirmed it would allow terminated accounts to return to the platform if they were removed for violations of policies “that are no longer in effect.” The announcement comes after the company updated its guidelines over the last three years to loosen its restrictions on COVID-19 content, retiring any standalone policies by December 2024.

“No matter the political atmosphere, YouTube will continue to enable free expression on its platform, particularly as it relates to issues subject

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