YouTube to remove misinformation videos about all vaccines

Under the new rules, any content which falsely alleges that any approved vaccine is dangerous and causes chronic health problems will be removed (Nick Ansell/PA)

YouTube is to remove videos that contain misinformation about all vaccines, expanding its policies around health misinformation which had been strengthened during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Google-owned video platform said its ban on Covid-19 vaccine misinformation, which was introduced last year, had seen 130,000 videos removed so far as a result, but more scope was needed to clamp down on broader false claims about other vaccines appearing online.