senator LandPaul Kentucky wrote Twitter On Tuesday, YouTube suspended his account for 7 days because of his mask comments in the video, which is a kind of “Medal of Honor.”
YouTube deleted the three-minute clip of the Republican, in which he opposed the effectiveness of cloth masks and stated that most of them sold over the counter “cannot prevent infection.” Ophthalmologist Paul last week deleted another video from YouTube for similar remarks about the effectiveness of masks. Before the suspension ends, he will not be able to upload new videos on the platform.
“As a liberal senator, I think private companies have the right to ban me if they want, so in this case, I will only translate this frustration into ensuring that the public knows that YouTube is owned by the government. A department and censor their users to refute the government,” Paul said in a statement.
At the same time, YouTube stated that it removed content from Paul’s channel, “according to our COVID-19 medical misinformation policy, including content claiming that masks are not effective in preventing the contraction or spread of COVID-19”, and they apply these policies “Regardless of the speaker or political views.”
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Although Paul disputes the effectiveness of masks, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical experts around the world recommend wearing them to limit the spread of COVID-19.
A statement issued by his office acknowledged that the company has the right to oversee its own platform.
In Paul’s video that was deleted by YouTube last week, he posted an interview in which he also questioned whether masks can prevent infection. Other violations of YouTube policies may result in a two-week suspension and then a permanent ban.
Twitter took similar action against members of the House of Representatives this week. Marjorie Taylor GreenAfter she erroneously tweeted that “vaccine failure cannot reduce the spread of the virus, nor can masks”, Georgia Republicans suspended her for a week. Vaccines and masks are effective against COVID-19, which has been widely confirmed.
Green was also suspended for 12 hours last month. Twitter stated that some of her tweets violated its policy of prohibiting the spread of misinformation that could cause harm during the coronavirus pandemic. This type of suspension means that the person’s account can still be seen on Twitter, but they cannot post any content.
Green seems to have been disciplined under the Twitter strike system launched in March. He uses a combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify content about COVID-19, which is misleading enough to cause harm to people. Two or three strikes can get a 12-hour account lock; four strikes result in a week-long suspension, and five or more strikes can permanently delete someone from Twitter. YouTube uses a similar system.
Green said in an e-mail statement that Twitter “because I was telling the truth and posting what so many people were saying on Twitter, I was suspended.” She added that Twitter “only cares about the left.” Radical narrative.”
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