

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a lawsuit against YouTube, and its parent company Google, on Wednesday.
Kennedy alleges videos featuring his interviews and speeches were removed by the platform in violation of his First Amendment right and predicted that "it will continue to do so throughout the presidential campaign, especially as the primary elections get closer." His speech at Saint Anselm College and interviews with Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan, all from this year, are among the videos affected.
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"This complaint concerns the freedom of speech and the extraordinary steps the United States government has taken under the leadership of Joe Biden to silence people it does not want Americans to hear," the suit reads. "Mr. Kennedy is not the only victim of this censorship campaign, which is unprecedented in American history. But he is a high-profile victim, especially since he is now challenging President Biden for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination."
The son of Robert F; Kennedy has been accused of spreading misinformation about vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic. The vaccine critic's skepticism also led to Meta removing him from Instagram for months. He also had several segments cut from interviews with traditional news outlets when he discussed vaccines.
"While we do allow content with educational, documentary, scientific or artistic context, such as news reports, the content we removed from this channel was raw footage and did not provide sufficient context,” YouTube wrote to Kennedy after removing the videos.
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Kennedy is requesting a jury trial and an injunctive relief to prevent the platform from continuing to remove his videos.
President Joe Biden is facing off against Kennedy and author Marianne Williamson in his 2024 bid for reelection. There are 13 Republican candidates competing for the GOP's nomination.