YouTube Lets Banished Misinformers Reboot, Lawsuits Fund Ballroom

YouTube's latest plot twist: banned creators who pushed covid and election misinformation—once banished under strict 2020 and post-Jan 6 policies—now get a VIP pass to return via a new pilot program rolled out 'over the next several weeks.' Thanks to pressure from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and multiple subpoenas, channels terminated for now-defunct covid and election rules get another go. Meanwhile, Alphabet's $24.5 million settlement with Trump throws $22 million at a White House ballroom (because nothing says justice like fancy dance floors), even while defending Google’s ad-tech monopoly in court. Oh, and if you deleted your channel or got banned for copyright, better luck next year. Amid this bureaucratic ballet, YouTube assures all that diversity of opinion lives on—because what’s democracy without a few misinformation veterans back in the ring?

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

YouTube’s newest feature: wiping the slate clean for its most notorious misinformation dealers, with bonus Trump ballroom funding—and still no refunds on your time spent fact-checking. Democracy or rerun? We’re all terrible drivers of our own lives, apparently.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Apparently, YouTube’s version of ‘second chances’ means banned covid and election liars get a comeback tour. Alphabet funds Trump’s dance floor while defending monopoly suits. Welcome to internet karma unplugged.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

YouTube gave misinformation creators the ultimate reset button. Trump’s lawsuit paid for a ballroom. Meanwhile, if you got banned for copyright, sorry, no sequel for you. Classy gatekeeping at play.

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