Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost his appeal in a federal court to compel YouTube to restore two videos that were removed for allegedly containing vaccine misinformation. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that Kennedy failed to demonstrate that YouTube acted as a 'state actor' in removing the videos. The court upheld a previous decision that YouTube did not collaborate with the government or infringe upon Kennedy's free speech rights. The ruling was unanimous, with the court stating that Kennedy could not rebut Google's claim that it exercised independent editorial discretion in removing the content.
Former US presidential hopeful and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr lost his bid in a US court to force Google’s YouTube to restore two videos the platform removed for allegedly violating its policies on medical misinformation https://t.co/Pzz7ejiTML https://t.co/xogMW2US2u
🚨🇺🇸RFK JR. LOSES APPEAL TO FORCE YOUTUBE TO RESTORE REMOVED VIDEOS He lost his appeal on Monday to compel YouTube to restore 2 videos removed for violating its medical misinformation policies. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy failed to prove Google… https://t.co/o99DsE1WtV
Google defeats RFK Jr's appeal to restore anti-vaccine videos, for now https://t.co/yX08IzyEM5 https://t.co/Xz32Ke3mkO