Susan Wojcicki—Implemented policies removing 2020 election fraud claims, suspended Trump channel
Starting December 9, 2020 when states certified the election, YouTube prohibited content alleging election fraud. Removed multiple videos from Trump's channel and suspended it in January 2021 for violating these policies.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Democratic Institutions | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.498 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Policy Change Dec 9, 2020 verified
Implemented policies removing 2020 election fraud claims, suspended Trump channel
Starting December 9, 2020 when states certified the election, YouTube prohibited content alleging election fraud. Removed multiple videos from Trump's channel and suspended it in January 2021 for violating these policies.