<p>Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before.</p>.<p>The new set of updates is part of YouTube's elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately.</p>.<p>"In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," YouTube said in a blog post.</p>.<p>The platform also said the rest of its policies against hate speech, harassment and incitement to violence would continue to apply to all user content, including elections.</p>.<p>The proliferation of disinformation has raised questions about how social media platforms enforce their policies against misleading content about elections.</p>.<p>Other social media platforms like Twitter and Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook have also seen a spike in disinformation related to elections.</p>
<p>Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before.</p>.<p>The new set of updates is part of YouTube's elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately.</p>.<p>"In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," YouTube said in a blog post.</p>.<p>The platform also said the rest of its policies against hate speech, harassment and incitement to violence would continue to apply to all user content, including elections.</p>.<p>The proliferation of disinformation has raised questions about how social media platforms enforce their policies against misleading content about elections.</p>.<p>Other social media platforms like Twitter and Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook have also seen a spike in disinformation related to elections.</p>