Technology,
Constitutional Law
Nov. 3, 2020
YouTube needn’t reinstate conservative content, judge says
Regardless of whether the disputed videos should have been removed on the grounds of inciting violence, U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman found YouTube has no obligation to host content it believes is harmful and violates its content policies.




SAN JOSE -- YouTube does not have to reinstate the accounts of users claiming they were illegally deplatformed as part of an alleged conspiracy by the web giant to purge conservative content, a federal judge tentatively ruled Monday.
Regardless of whether the disputed videos should have been removed on the grounds of inciting violence, U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman<...
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