YouTube is set to undo one of its most contentious policies by offering previously suspended accounts an opportunity to apply for reinstatement. The initiative marks a dramatic policy change for the Google-owned site, which had considered breaches related to COVID-19 and election disinformation permanent.

Alphabet attorney Daniel Donovan revealed the change in a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), noting that YouTube's updated Community Guidelines now allow a broader range of content on COVID-19 and election integrity. This will render the old permanent-ban policy outdated.

Political Pressure and Free Speech Debate

Previously, channels flagged for spreading vaccine or election misinformation faced lifetime removal. Under the new pilot program, eligible creators who

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