It’s a bit late, don’t you think so? But the old saying goes, “better late than never.” Google announced on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured it to censor COVID-19 and election integrity content on YouTube. The company also announced it would reinstate YouTube accounts that were banned by its censorship policies under the Biden administration. Fox News was the first to report on the move by Google: Google vowed on Tuesday to offer YouTube accounts that were permanently banned for political speech the ability to be reinstated, and the big tech giant admitted that it once faced pressure from the Biden administration to remove content about COVID-19. Google detailed its remarkable shift in a document, first obtained by Fox News Digital, that a lawyer for the company provided to the House Judiciary Committee. The new policy from Google, also known by its parent company Alphabet, could affect both average users and well-known figures like FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, White House counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka and “War Room” podcast host Steve Bannon, all of whom were permanently banned in recent years for COVID-19 or election-related content. “Reflecting the Company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube will provide an opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the company terminated their channels for repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies that are no longer in effect,” the lawyer representing Google wrote. Bongino ended his conservative radio show, which livestreamed on Rumble, when he joined the administration this year. He has attributed his popularity on that platform to permanently losing his YouTube account in 2022. YouTube permanently banned Bongino, who had one of the most followed accounts on the platform, for spreading what it said was COVID-19 misinformation about masks. The document from Google also noted that YouTube “values conservative voices on its platform” and acknowledged that the creators “have extensive reach and play an important role in civic discourse.” BREAKING: Due to our oversight efforts, GOOGLE commits to offer ALL creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations to return to the platform. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL. Thread: pic.twitter.com/60SsoCK2Yk — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) September 23, 2025 Conservative influencer Mike Cernovich believes the U.S. government hasn’t done enough to provide a remedy for Google’s censorship of Conservatives: How is this a game changer? Google destroyed hundreds of businesses and all they have to say is “Oppsie!” Really? https://t.co/hwh5fWyAcg — Cernovich (@Cernovich) September 23, 2025 Here’s the official press release from the House Judiciary Committee: Today, thanks to the oversight of Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Google commits to offer all creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations on topics such as COVID-19 and elections an opportunity to return to the platform. Google also admitted the following to the House Judiciary Committee: The Biden Administration pressured Google to censor Americans and remove content that did not violate YouTube’s policies. The Biden Administration censorship pressure was “unacceptable and wrong.” Public debate should never come at the expense of relying “authorities.” The company will never use third-party “fact-checkers.” Europe’s censorship laws target American companies and threaten American speech, including the removal of “lawful content.” These major admissions come after Chairman Jordan’s subpoena to Google and a years long investigation into the company.