Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has been suspended from YouTube for posting a video claiming masks are ineffective in fighting COVID-19.
The seven-day suspension marks the second time Paul has been penalized by YouTube, which last week removed video of a Newsmax interview from Paul’s channel. During the interview, the senator said, “there’s no value” in wearing masks.
“They are now banning all my speech, including speech that is given on the Senate floor, which is protected constitutional,” Paul told reporters on Tuesday, Yahoo News reported. “YouTube now thinks they are smart enough and godly enough that they can oversee speech, even constitutionally protected speech.”
Later, Paul tweeted: “A badge of honor … leftwing cretins at Youtube banning me for 7 days for a video that quotes 2 peer-reviewed articles saying cloth masks don’t work. If you want to see the banned video go to Liberty Tree.”
A YouTube spokesperson Tuesday said Paul’s claims in the three-minute video had violated the company’s policy on COVID-19 medical misinformation, The New York Times reported.
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