Youtube Suspends GOP Sen. Ron Johnson
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YouTube suspended Republican Senator Ron Johnson from posting videos for one week after his remarks touting unproven treatments for COVID-19. While left-leaning articles highlight that Johnsons’ YouTube ban coms as Republicans have increasingly been at loggerheads with tech companies over the perceived censorship of conservatives, right-leaning articles highlight that Johnson said “YouTube’s ongoing COVID censorship proves they have accumulated too much unaccountable power.”
A left-leaning article by NBC highlights that Johnsons’ YouTube ban coms as Republicans have increasingly been at loggerheads with tech companies over the perceived censorship of conservatives. Johnsons’ office slammed YouTube for the move in a statement.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that YouTube also said it removed a video from Johnson in line with its policies against COVID-19 misinformation. A YouTube blog post says the platform does not promote content that “contradicts local health authorities” or “the World Health Organization’s (WHO) medical information about COVID-19.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the video removal and upload ban came after two videos of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing he led on early experimental treatments to the novel coronavirus.
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YouTube suspends GOP Sen. Ron Johnson's account, says he violated Covid-19 policy
NBC News