YouTube deleted a video of former President Donald Trump from the American Conservative Union’s account and prevented the group from live-streaming the former president’s Sunday CPAC speech.
In a statement, ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp said the group learned that its account had been frozen for seven days over a video from Friday in which Mr. Trump announces his class-action lawsuit against the Silicon Valley titans such as Google and YouTube.
That loss of access to its video account meant the ACU, which runs the Conservative Political Action Conference, could not upload Mr. Trump’s speech or any other live content from its CPAC 2021 Part 2 in Dallas over the weekend.
“It is clear that YouTube censored CPAC because we stood with former President Donald Trump on his lawsuit against Big Tech,” Mr. Schlapp said. “This is yet another example of Big Tech censoring content with which they disagree in order to promote the political positions they favor.”
According to the ACU, YouTube said in a note it had removed the July 9 episode of the conservative group’s “America UnCanceled” program for “medical misinformation,” though it did not specify the statement.
At this point we should be thanking big tech. As if there is not enough evidence supporting his claim, this in your face shutdown should seal the deal.
When are people going to get it ? Youtube and Social Media are not Free Speech Forums. They are advertising venues they can pick and choose the content they want to host. It’s not like CB radio or phone Party lines and nosy Police scanners. Yes they can moderate and control their product anyway they see fit as this site itself sometimes does. Not often but it too is Moderated to adhere to and reinforce a particular point of view. Joe is smart though even conflicting opinions make for more HITS for his numbers and his advertisers.
Everything but Martin Luther Kings any approved BLM OR APPROVED dems& wokes!
What this means?
The truth will prevail.
I get it …its privately owned!! So Riddle me this Batman why did the Baker get sued and harassed when they refused to
make a cake for a gay couple. Same premise freedom of speech and a private bussiness who can refuse anyone for any reason.