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# Election Victory Disputing Policies
YouTube Will Remove Videos Disputing Joe Biden's Victory

By Grace Mahas | Published 2020-12-09 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joe-bidens-victory
References: [theverge](https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/9/22165355/youtube-biden-election-victory-misinformation-rules-remove-content-oan) & [blog.youtube](https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/supporting-the-2020-us-election/)

[YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube1) recently announced it will now remove videos that dispute Joe Biden's election victory. Initially, when videos came out, the brand let videos making false claims about election results stand, stating: "Like other companies, we’re allowing these videos because discussion of election results & the process of counting votes is allowed on YouTube.”

Nearly a month later, YouTube repelled this decision and has begun [removing misleading election videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conspiracy-hunter) follows the US’s safe harbor deadline and that “enough states have certified their election results to determine a President-elect.” The media giant is dedicated to supporting the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election and to ensure its connecting viewers with authoritative information while liming misinformation and [removing harmful content](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-maximalism).

Image Credit: Alex Castro / The Verge

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.8/10
- Popularity: 6% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 9%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Youtube's Election Content Moderation:** The trend towards increased moderation of online election content creates opportunity for development of AI moderation tools.
- **Authenticity in Online Content:** The push towards authoritative information presents opportunity for the development of verification processes for online news sources.
- **Impact of Online Misinformation:** The removal of election-disputing videos brings attention to the need for further research on the impact of misinformation on public opinion.

### Where This Applies

- **Social Media:** Social media companies are presented an opportunity to develop, implement, and improve content moderation procedures to ensure accuracy and protect their audiences.
- **Journalism:** Journalism has an opportunity to develop verification processes that ensure the accuracy of information, making them a more trusted resource for news.
- **Academia:** Academic research has an opportunity to explore the impact of misinformation and media literacy as it relates to public opinion and decision making.

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