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Democrats Call on YouTube To Bring Back Its Election Censorship Rules
Lawmakers had a collective outburst in D.C. on Thursday, taking on the big dog of tech, Alphabet Inc., and its brainchild, YouTube. It's all about YouTube's 180 on its election "misinformation" stance, which, by the way, is giving some lawmakers serious heartburn as the presidential race lurks around the corner.
Not The YouTube Sheriff Anymore: YouTube decided to take off its censor hat when it comes to one policy. They’ve decided to ease the leash on videos that might throw shade on the 2020 presidential elections. When YouTube made the big reveal, four Democratic lawmakers from the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee had an outburst. Among them was Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D.-NJ). His crew blasted YouTube.
They penned their beef in a letter that we managed to snag for you, which contained this gem: “While you claim that taking such action is ‘core to a functioning democratic society,’ we emphatically disagree.” And they didn’t stop there - they suggested it was a dagger to democracy’s heart, and twisted the metaphorical knife by demanding YouTube think twice about this "harmful policy decision."
YouTube’s Internal Ping Pong: What’s with this YouTube backflip? Digging into their June 2nd announcement, it smells like some soul-searching happened at YouTube HQ. The platform went on a deleting frenzy - tens of thousands of videos got axed, and now they’re having second thoughts. Like, maybe they were the villains in this plot all along? They’re thinking the policy that was supposed to be a shield against election denialism could end up putting a sock in political speech without really putting the brakes on violence.
“Havoc upon Democracy” or Free Speech? But the Democratic lawmakers weren't buying what YouTube was selling. They lit into YouTube, tagging this as a dangerous gambit. They say the cat's already out of the bag and content trashing the legitimacy of recent elections has caused chaos.
Since when has free speech been antithetical to democracy?
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