YouTube suspends Rand Paul's account for COVID-19 mask misinformation, making him the second GOP lawmaker this week to be disciplined by a social media platform for misinformation.
After the media giant sanctioned Paul on Monday, the Kentucky senator fired back against the decision in a tweet on Tuesday, calling the suspension a"badge of honor."
“As a libertarian leaning Senator, I think private companies have the right to ban me if they want to, so in this case I’ll just channel that frustration into ensuring the public knows YouTube is acting as an arm of government and censoring their users for contradicting the government," he continued, without evidence.YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. on April 03, 2018.
He's also the second Republican lawmaker this week to get suspended from a major social media platform after spreading COVID-19 misinformation.Twitter took action against Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account on Tuesday for COVID-19 misinformation via a one-week suspension, downgrading her account into"read only" mode.
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