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Florida Gov. DeSantis and YouTube are sparring over a video takedown. Is it censorship or misinformation?

Posted on AllSides April 22nd, 2021
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In early April, YouTube took down a video featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a group of controversial scientists at a March 18 coronavirus roundtable. The online video platform, owned by Google, cited as its rationale that the video contained false statements about the efficacy of children’s mask-wearing.

The decision has drawn public blowback on social media and from DeSantis himself.

DeSantis held another public roundtable on April 12 (which is currently available on YouTube), along with three of the same scientists who participated in the March 18 session, during...

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https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/21/censorship-or-misinformation-desantis-and-youtube-/

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