YouTube is reopening the door for creators previously suspended for violating its COVID-19 and election integrity policies, now discontinued, allowing them to potentially regain access to the platform.

Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, disclosed this policy change in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee responding to subpoenas investigating big tech censorship related to COVID-19 and 2020 election content.

The big picture: The letter states YouTube’s renewed policy reflects a commitment to free expression and offers reinstatement to creators whose channels were terminated for repeated violations under those now-defunct rules. • Prominent banned figures such as FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, “War Room” podcast host Steve Bannon, and former White House counterterrorism official

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