YouTube says it has seen "false claims about COVID vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general." What you need to know YouTube is cracking down on videos spreading misinformation about all vaccines. Any video that falsely alleges that vaccines are dangerous and ineffective, or contain misinformation about a vaccine will be removed. The Google-owned video platform has taken down 130,000 videos so far over violation of its COVID-19 vaccine policies. YouTube is expanding its medical misinformation policies with new guidelines on approved vaccines. The updated policy aims to address vaccine-related misinformation on its platform. The new guidelines will apply not just to content about COVID-19 vaccines, but also routine immunizations like for measles and Hepatitis B. YouTube claims to have removed more than 130,000 videos for violating its COVID-19 vaccine policies since last year. Any video that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dang