YouTube bans pro-Trump channel for a week.

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OAN in the viewfinder.

YouTube banned the ultra-conservative One America News Network (OAN) from posting new videos for a week and took away its ability to earn revenue from content already online, Google's social network said this Tuesday.

“After careful consideration, we removed a video from OAN and gave them a warning for breaking our Covid-19 disinformation rules, which prohibit content proclaiming there is a guaranteed cure,” he said. said Ivy Choi, spokesperson for YouTube.

A first for this channel

This is the first time that the platform, owned by Google, has intervened against this antenna, one of the small pro-Trump channels which refuse to recognize the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election and fuel unfounded rumors of electoral fraud in favor of of the democrat.

After three warnings - this is the first - the channel will be deleted.

She will also have to prove that she has solved the problems reported by the platform if she wants to be able to monetize her videos again.

YouTube recalled its efforts in the fight against disinformation related to the pandemic, with in particular the withdrawal of 200,000 dangerous or misleading videos on the subject since the month of February.

The very popular network, whose attendance has further increased thanks to the containment measures, also endeavored to highlight the authoritative channels in terms of information - of which OAN is not part.

OAN among the ten best audiences for American cable

Tens of thousands of supporters of Donald Trump turned away this month from the conservative Fox News reference to take refuge in the small antennas of the ultra-right.

Newsmax has thus crossed the milestone of one million viewers for the first time in its history two weeks ago.

OAN president Charles Herring told AFP that his channel has been among the ten best audiences for American cable for several weeks, all programs combined.

Several Democratic senators led by Bob Menendez wrote to YouTube on Tuesday asking its leaders to remove videos that spread election disinformation.

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