DISINFO: Youtube has no expertise to verify information on the platform
SUMMARY
YouTube has no expertise to verify the information. So YouTube says it relies on official sources. These official sources are the official sources of the US government, some are also UN sources. So if the official governments say that COVID is from the live animal market and it has nothing to do with a lab that happened to be in the same city, then, it is the truth. So the officials dictate what's the truth.
There is no debate, no one has the opportunity to argue a different point of view. We're not talking about a channel here that is broadcasting, God forbid, calls for terrorist activity or violence or anything like that. We are talking about presenting an alternative point of view that is supported by a lot of other people and that alternative point of view has just been deleted.
RESPONSE
This disinformation message appeared in the context of blocking of RT Deutsch Youtube channels over misinformation about the COVID-19.
YouTube doesn't allow content on the platform which spreads medical misinformation that contradicts medical information about COVID-19 from local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO).
YouTube has a system in place to help it determine what is harmful misinformation. Read more here.
YouTube had issued a warning to RT Deutsch, which is funded by the Russian state, for disseminating falsehoods about the coronavirus pandemic. In the first strike from YouTube, RT Deutsch was temporarily blocked for 7 days, from uploading new content to the video-sharing platform. RT Deutsch then tried to circumvent the ban by uploading new videos to its second channel, "Der fehlende Part" ("The Missing Part"). YouTube then responded by deleting both German-language RT channels, as this clearly violated YouTube's terms of service.
On 25 August, YouTube said that they erased 1 million videos for spreading disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, and on 29 September 2021 company stated it will remove content that spreads misinformation about all approved vaccines.
The narrative of pro-Kremlin RT and Sputnik that they deliver quality journalism, unlike other media, is recurrent. See also a disinformation claim that "Sputnik and RT repeatedly being accused without evidence" and its debunk. See also Three things you should know about RT and Sputnik.