YouTube has relaxed its moderation policies and is now instructing reviewers not to remove content that might violate its rules if they’re in the “public interest,” according to a report from The New York Times. The platform reportedly adjusted its policies internally in December, offering examples that included medical misinformation and hate speech. “We regularly update our Community Guidelines to adapt to the content we see on YouTube,“ YouTube spokesperson Nicole Bell said in an emailed statement to The Verge. As noted by the Times, YouTube showed reviewers real examples of how it has implemented the new policy. Delivers SLEDGEHAMMER Blows to Gene-Altering JABS” — and was allowed to violate policies surrounding medical misinformation because public interest “outweighs the harm risk,” according to the Times.