YouTube will delete videos that falsely link 5G to the novel coronavirus after reports of people setting phone masts on fire
According to The Guardian, the video-sharing site will actively remove videos that breach its policies.
Conspiracy theorists have connected the emerging mobile technology to the pandemic, with people in the UK reportedly setting mobile phone masts alight.YouTube will reduce the number of videos on its platform that groundlessly link 5G technology to the spread of COVID-19., the video-sharing site will actively remove videos that breach its policies.
The spokesperson added that YouTube could let "borderline" content on 5G-related conspiracy theories stay on the site provided it doesn't mention coronavirus, though it could still be suppressed and removed from search results.
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