The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/27/youtube-accounts-that-were-previously-banned-for-misinformation-may-now-apply-to-be-reinstated/YouTube’s parent company Alphabet announced Tuesday it’s allowing creators who received permanent bans over misinformation relating to COVID-19 and the 2020 election to apply to be reinstated. This likely includes Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Steve Bannon. As CNBC reports, Alphabet referred to the new policy as a limited pilot program made available to a “subset of creators” who might be allowed back, along with those who violated policies that have since been revised. As CBS News reports, the decision comes after the company began loosening its content moderation standards in 2023 surrounding election conspiracies, most notably the

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