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Aug. 28, 2019

9th Circuit skeptical YouTube is subject to 1st Amendment

A conservative media company's claim that the First Amendment prevents Google LLC from limiting the reach of the group's YouTube content met with concerted skepticism during a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument session in Seattle on Tuesday.

A conservative media company's claim that the First Amendment prevents Google LLC from limiting the reach of the group's YouTube content met with concerted skepticism during a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument session in Seattle on Tuesday.

Judges did express concern that the tech behemoth's dominance over online video sharing gave it the power to effectively mute certain voices, but suggested that did not provide the ...

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