Addendum

The YouTube video of the May 5 “election integrity” event in Bemis Hall (see the May  11 Lincoln Squirrel story headlined “Bemis Hall speakers push claims of 2020 election fraud”) has been restored after it was taken down for several days for violating the platform’s community guidelines. The video is also available on Groton resident John Abrahamsen’s Facebook page, which contains links to other far-right conspiracy sites and commentators. The May 11 Squirrel story has been updated.

Among the categories of material prohibited by YouTube are misinformation about election integrity, specifically “content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches changed the outcome of select past national elections, after final election results are officially certified.” By clicking on the three dots under the right-hand side of the video frame, users can report videos that violate YouTube standards.