CENSORSHIP: Youtube Suspends OANN TV Networks Channel for Disinformation, After Four Dem Senators Send Letter Asking Them to https://t.co/eMStLDeNSd
— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) November 28, 2020
YouTube has suspended the One America News Network from its platform after urging from four Democratic Senators who called on the platform to crack down on “misinformation.”
The Senators – Bob Menendez (NJ), Mazie Hirono (HI), Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Gary Peters (MI) – pressured the tech giant to remove election misinformation videos that “boost false fraud claims, seek to delegitimize the 2020 election results, sow public discord and fuel civil unrest.”
They also placed focus on the Jan. 5 runoff races in Georgia, the results of which will determine power in the U.S. Senate.
“The outcome of these races will determine what party controls the U.S. Senate; and for that reason, the races are expected to garner significant national interest,” the Senators wrote. “YouTube and its industry peers must take responsibility and immediately stop the spread of misinformation and manipulated media on their platforms.”
Read the letter in its entirety here.