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Ananya Gairola

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sues Google And YouTube Over Alleged Censorship Of Anti-Vaccine Content

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during hearing with the House Judiciary Subcommittee in Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. RFK Jr sues ‘state actors’ YouTube and Google for alleged censorship of his anti-vaxx interviews. ANNA MONEYMAKER/GETTY IMAGES.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running to secure the Democratic nomination for the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and YouTube, claiming censorship and violation of First Amendment rights over alleged suppression of his anti-vaccine interviews and speeches.

In the 27-page complaint filed in California, Kennedy Jr. has accused Google and its subsidiary YouTube of bowing to pressure from the federal government and President Joe Biden’s administration to silence him and censor his views on COVID-19 vaccines, reported The Independent.  

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