YouTube said Tuesday it plans to reinstate some accounts that it previously banned for violating rules against repeatedly posting misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election.

That announcement came in a letter sent by a lawyer for the platform's parent company, Alphabet, to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, in response to an investigation by Republicans into whether former President Joe Biden's administration pressured big tech companies to remove certain types of content.

The move is the latest example of how YouTube — like other tech platforms — has loosened its content moderation efforts in recent years, a trend that has accelerated across Silicon Valley this year amid pressure from conservatives.

YouTube previously rolled back policies that barred repea

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