Google承认在政府压力下删除了COVID和选举内容, Google admits to removing COVID and election content under government pressure, now reversing course to protect free speech.

Google在拜登政府的压力下承认要删除与COVID-19及选举有关的YouTube内容, Google has admitted under pressure from the Biden administration to removing YouTube content related to COVID-19 and elections, even when it didn’t violate platform policies, according to a letter to the House Judiciary Committee. 该公司承认过去对政治言论的审查,包括禁止知名保守派创作者,现在计划恢复受影响的账户。 The company acknowledged past censorship of political speech, including bans on prominent conservative creators, and now plans to reinstate affected accounts. Google表示不再支持政府对内容调适的影响力, 引述第一修正案的担忧, Google stated it no longer supports government influence on content moderation, citing First Amendment concerns, and is shifting to a user-driven model that allows contextual notes instead of fact-checking. 政策改变标志着对政治和公共卫生内容的处理方式出现逆转,而技术平台对言论自由的处理越来越受到监督。 The policy change marks a reversal in its approach to political and public health content, amid growing scrutiny over tech platforms’ handling of free expression.