YouTube Suspends Sky News Australia Channel For 7 Days Over Covid Reporting

Business Insider/Reuters: YouTube suspends Sky News Australia for a week after an apparent breach of the platform's COVID content policies 

* YouTube removed videos and issued a strike to Sky News Australia's channel, the tech platform said. 

* A YouTube spokesperson confirmed the move, saying: "We apply our policies equally for everyone." 

* Media outlets said the suspension followed a review of the broadcaster's COVID-related content. 

Sky News Australia said on Sunday it has been temporarily suspended by YouTube following the platform's review of content for compliance with its COVID-19 policies. 

"Sky News Australia acknowledges YouTube's right to enforce its policies and looks forward to continuing to publish its popular news and analysis content to its subscribers shortly," the broadcaster said in a statement on its website in relation to the suspension.  

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