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Judge Denies Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Request to Halt YouTube Censorship
Breitbart ^ | August 28, 2023 | Allum Bokhari

Posted on 08/28/2023 3:08:54 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has rejected a request by Democrat primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a temporary restraining order preventing Google-owned YouTube from censoring his content.

Despite legacy media fears that tech platforms are relaxing their censorship efforts in response to Elon Musk’s changes at Twitter/X, YouTube recently doubled down on its “medical misinformation” policy, which it has used as a pretext to censor RFK Jr., who is Joe Biden’s closest competitor in the Democrat party primary, on several occasions.

"The Court finds that the First Amendment claim is unlikely to succeed on the merits because Google and YouTube are not state actors,” wrote Judge Trina Thompson, who was nominated to serve on the Court by Joe Biden in 2021, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2022.

"Second, Plaintiff was not, and will not, be irreparably harmed if a temporary restraining order is not issued because he does not demonstrate urgency or that he will not be able to share his videos through other sites and methods.”

In the application for a restraining order, attorneys for Kennedy sought to prevent YouTube from using its “medical misinformation” policy to censor videos of the candidate during his campaign in the 2024 election.

In the ruling, Judge Thompson also argued that even if Kennedy could establish that YouTube is a state actor, the First Amendment does not necessarily protect “medical misinformation.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 51to44; anothernegressjudge; bidenstooge; bigtech; censorship; electioninterference; impeachthejudge; internet; ndcalifornia; rfkjr; robertfkennedy; socialmedia; swarthystooge; taterjudge; taterstooge; thetater; trinathompson; youtube
Looks like big tech has determined RFK Jr. is a real threat to the Usurper. He must be silenced.
1 posted on 08/28/2023 3:08:54 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I think Bobby Jr is a threat too, but he still must have a voice.


2 posted on 08/28/2023 3:10:30 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Define medical misinformation.


3 posted on 08/28/2023 3:19:48 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

“Medical Misinformation” is that which will make the masses UPPITY against The Deep State.


4 posted on 08/28/2023 3:22:13 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("The News” is a fake narrative promulgated by the Deep State Uniparty to control you and enrich them)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

What a hack of a judge!


5 posted on 08/28/2023 3:23:50 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: jacknhoo
LOL!

Biden stooge-"judge" Trina Thompson rules against a Biden political opponent.

What a surprise.

eff this skeezy banana republic that we live in.


6 posted on 08/28/2023 3:24:58 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“Google and YouTube are not state actors,” wrote Judge Trina Thompson”

The Deep State plan was brilliant—I have to give them credit.

Fund and control huge private companies in secret—and then crank up the censorship.


7 posted on 08/28/2023 3:26:05 PM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Quite ironic, given RFK Jr. is himself a long time advocate of not only censorship, but even jailing, people who say things he doesn’t like:

Robert Kennedy Jr. Blames Reagan For 9/11 [for rolling back CAFE standards in 1986] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855875/posts

RFK, Jr. wants me jailed … as a war criminal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211190/posts

RFK, Jr.: Climate Skeptics ‘Should Be at the Hague with All the Other War Criminals’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206882/posts

RFK Jr.: Hog farmers bigger threat than Osama https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178592/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants To Jail His Political Opponents https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206573/posts

Lessons in civility from RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3509601/posts

RFK Jr. spreads blame for environmental woes in New Bedford speech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913559/posts

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Blames Fairness Doctrine Abolishment for Conservatism Popularity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479527/posts

RFK, Jr: ‘We have so much to learn from Cuba’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3243628/posts

Watch RFK, Jr. lose it at climate change march when confronted about his hypocrisy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206578/posts

Andrea Mitchell Applauds RFK Jr.’s ‘Impassioned Plea’ for Obama to Stop Keystone Pipeline by Fiat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3120692/posts

RFK Jr. Slams “Right-Wing Control of American Media” https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967445/posts

RFK Jr: Right-Wing Controls American Media, Fox News Has Divided US to a Point not Seen Since Civil War https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2967311/posts

RFK jr: Sen. Inhofe is a “Call Girl” for Big Oil (But it’s OK to say it, he’s a Democrat after all) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855976/posts

Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808401/posts

RFK Jr. Claims Air America Was More Popular Than Conservative Radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740193/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Endorses Charlie Crist, Attacks Tea Party (Video) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606809/posts

RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446226/posts

Robert Kennedy Jr.: right-wing hosts spread hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271218/posts

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Innocent ACORN Defrauded by ACORN Workers https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109548/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: ‘There Is No Liberal Media’(video barf!) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021728/posts

Kennedy Calls Skeptical Politicians ‘Traitors’ and ‘Corporate Toadies’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864440/posts

RFK Jr. Says AGW Skeptics Should Be Silenced https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864945/posts

Video: Stossel Takes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On For Traitor Remark https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864510/posts

RFK Jr. Calls Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck Lying ‘Flat Earthers’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863207/posts

RFK (Robberbaron F. Kennedy) Jr. vs. Mike Gallagher on Energy Independence https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033812/posts

The Incredible Shrinking Credibility of RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644744/posts

RFK Jr.: Bush, Barbour to Blame for Katrina https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473838/posts

RFK Jr: You know, my uncle was also shot amid a climate of right-wing hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2655920/posts

Flashback - Palin’s Big Oil infatuation [End of snow forever in DC] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387273/posts

RFK Jr says Donald Trump has ‘discredited the American experiment’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7903551/Robert-Kennedy-Jr-says-Donald-Trump-discredited-American-experiment.html


8 posted on 08/28/2023 3:27:08 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: 9YearLurker

Biden stooge.


9 posted on 08/28/2023 3:27:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
"The Court finds that the First Amendment claim is unlikely to succeed on the merits because Google and YouTube are not state actors,”

More evidence to go into the "Courts are crap" pile.

And yes, Google *IS* a state actor. It's just a puppet for government censorship.

10 posted on 08/28/2023 3:37:28 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Republican Wildcat

RFKjr, as well as Ramaswamy, are opportunists not to be trusted.


11 posted on 08/28/2023 4:39:18 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

the fix is in now that the cash has been deposited.


12 posted on 08/28/2023 6:09:36 PM PDT by patriot torch
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