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In a bold move that sent shockwaves through the digital world, Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a lawsuit against tech behemoths Google and YouTube.
The charge? Violating his right to free speech.
Kennedy alleges he was the first person to be censored by the Biden administration. This suppression, he asserts, will continue, especially as the primary election plays out.
AMERICA will never be a free country whilst MSM, Google, YouTube, Facebook, Blackrock, Vanguard run the deep state.https://t.co/Er4rXlyyvV RFK Jr Sues Google And YouTube Over Censorship
— LGB Patriots 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇱 (@LgbPatriots) August 4, 2023
The lawsuit paints YouTube as a “virtual town square” with ties to the government, arguing it cannot lawfully silence Kennedy’s words. This includes taking down his public remarks and interviews from the platform, actions that Kennedy claims are infringing on his rights.
The crux of the issue lies in YouTube’s “vaccine misinformation” policies.
Kennedy, who founded Children’s Health Defense, and openly fought certain immunizations, such as the COVID-19 shots, had his videos censored multiple times, due to these policies.
However, Kennedy’s lawsuit argues these policies rely entirely on government officials to decide what information gets censored. In essence, the government sets the guidelines for YouTube to follow to suppress so-called “medical misinformation.”
RFK Jr sues ‘state actors’ YouTube and Google for censoring him https://t.co/bQkabmynhS
— Independent US (@IndyUSA) August 4, 2023
This censorship campaign, according to the complaint, prevents Kennedy’s message from reaching millions of voters. It also hampers groups supporting his campaign from amplifying his message through public sources.
In response to the lawsuit, a Google spokesperson stated YouTube exercises its community guidelines without showing bias or favoritism. They dismissed the claims as meritless and expressed their eagerness to refute them.
Kennedy, undeterred, proposed a potential solution to eradicate censorship – a government-run social media platform. He even vowed to sign executive decrees averting government participation in censorship if he is elected president.
This lawsuit underscores the growing tension between freedom of speech and the role of tech giants in moderating content. As the battle unfolds, all eyes will be on RFK Jr., Google, and YouTube.
Will this be a turning point in the fight against digital censorship? Only time will tell.
This article appeared in The State Today and has been published here with permission.
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