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YouTube Takes Down Ohio Legislative Testimony, Cites Misinformation
The Epoch Times ^ | FEBRUARY 21, 2021 | ZACHARY STIEBER

Posted on 02/21/2021 5:26:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Google’s YouTube last week removed a video that showed an attorney testifying to the Ohio legislature, after the service deemed that it contained misinformation about COVID-19.

Thomas Renz, an attorney with the citizens’ group Ohio Stands Up!, spoke to the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee in support of the GOP-backed House Bill 90, which would implement legislative oversight of pandemic-related orders given by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.

Renz testified over the course of about 36 minutes that he opposed the harsh orders imposed by DeWine, a Republican, and health officials amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Renz noted that officials initially thought the fatality rate from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus would be much higher than the flu, but it turned out to be close to the influenza fatality rate.

He also alleged that no one under the age of 19 has died from COVID-19 in the state, among other claims; state officials say 11 children under 19 have died from the disease.

A YouTube spokesperson told The Associated Press: “We have clear Community Guidelines that govern what videos may stay on YouTube, which we enforce consistently, regardless of speaker. We removed this video in accordance with our COVID-19 misinformation policy, which prohibits content that claims a certain age group cannot transmit the virus.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: technofascism; youtube

1 posted on 02/21/2021 5:26:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ping


2 posted on 02/21/2021 5:27:35 PM PST by Lowell1775
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh, ya. Can’t have the TRUTH get out there now, can we?


3 posted on 02/21/2021 5:29:13 PM PST by VeniVidiVici ( )
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To: Lowell1775

Ugh!


4 posted on 02/21/2021 5:29:39 PM PST by griswold3
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Youtube is not the arbiter of truth.

Never have been. Never will be. Its merely a posting platform.

Content Nazis is not what brought people to them.


5 posted on 02/21/2021 5:36:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Who the hell are these so called fact checkers at YouTube???


6 posted on 02/21/2021 5:38:00 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Potemkin Joe - Everything about him is fake)
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7 posted on 02/21/2021 5:47:56 PM PST by plain talk
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Make no mistake it has nothing to do with misinformation. Any view that is not sanctioned by the state must be suppressed.
This is soviet Russia...
This is communist China...
This is nazi Germany...


8 posted on 02/21/2021 5:49:51 PM PST by Zwerni1
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

WHat part of the “marketplace of ideas” don’t they understand?


9 posted on 02/21/2021 6:17:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Zwerni1

Make no mistake it has nothing to do with misinformation. Any view that is not sanctioned by the state must be suppressed.
This is soviet Russia...
This is communist China...
This is nazi Germany...

Its neither. Its a bunch of assholes thinking they rule the world. You are on Freerepublic. How many sites like this are operational in Russia or China? Books and newspapers in Nazi Germany are easy to control, internet is going to be a bit harder if they can’t control the dark web! Go to Rumble if you want to see other videos. Gab is also ramping up their platforms for video hosting. Your problem is lack of diversification because for now they have a bigger bullhorn. That is all starting to come to an end. They are silencing everyone off their platforms, but not from others. F youtube! F Google and F Facebook


10 posted on 02/21/2021 6:23:30 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (Sarcasm. It's my only natural defense against stupidity!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Right or wrong, this is public testimony in front of a legislature. It is part of the historic record. Youtube is now purging history they don’t like.


11 posted on 02/21/2021 8:12:50 PM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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I clicked on the link to the Epoch Times but I found nothing on the story.

Does anybody have a link to the video on Rumble? Any video placed on YOUTUBE should be echoed somewhere else since the NAZI censors are hard at work trying to protect the DimWITS.

12 posted on 02/21/2021 10:53:02 PM PST by politicianslie ( We will NEVER be a communist country-President Trump)
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To: ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; ATOMIC_PUNK; Badeye; big bad easter bunny; ...

OHIO PING!
Please let me know if you want on or off the Ohio Ping list.

YouTube Takes Down Ohio Legislative Testimony, Cites Misinformation
The Epoch Times ^ | FEBRUARY 21, 2021 | ZACHARY STIEBER
Posted on 2/21/2021, 8:26:49 PM by E. Pluribus Unum


13 posted on 02/22/2021 2:10:25 PM PST by Lowell1775
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m getting so sick of these fascists. I invite you to get involved with Ohio Value Voters, a grassroots organization that is trying to stop this garbage, among other stuff.


14 posted on 02/23/2021 6:08:08 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: Lowell1775

Please join Ohio Value Voters!


15 posted on 02/23/2021 6:09:06 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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