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Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation

Oct. 27, 2020

Suit says YouTube purged conservative content as election nears

The complaint seeks a temporary restraining against YouTube on behalf of 15 plaintiffs whose videos have collectively amassed more than 771 million views.

A lawsuit claims YouTube illegally purged conservative content and terminated the accounts that hosted them to appease Democratic lawmakers ahead of next week's election.

"Why did YouTube do this? To frustrate the contracts and to mollify its partner, Congress, which just days before had passed a resolution condemning the existence of conservative content -- which it characterized as conspiracy theories -- on the Internet," San Di...

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