- Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube will delete any content questioning any approved medical vaccine, the company blogged.
- The ban extends to any media that claims vaccines are dangerous or lead to chronic health outcomes like autism, cancer, or infertility.
- In 2020, YouTube banned videos critical over Covid-19 vaccines, but many videos dodged their way out by not mentioning Covid-19, Bloomberg reports.
- President Joe Biden and U.S. lawmakers have rebuked Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) for failing to control vaccine misinformation.
- YouTube will allow “scientific discussion” videos about vaccine trials, results, and failures, including personal testimonies without generalizing.
- YouTube admitted deleting over 1 million videos since February 2020 for Covid-19 misinformation. It also reduced the appearance of specific health videos in search results and recommendations.
- Price Action: GOOG shares traded higher by 0.75% at $2,703.3 on the last check Wednesday.
Starwood Property Trust Q3 EPS $0.52, Inline
Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 4 percent increase over earnings of $0.50 per share from the same period last year.
