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We should all worry about what YouTube did to Rand Paul

By Christopher Tremoglie
Published August 14, 2021 11:36am ET
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We should all worry about what YouTube did to Rand Paul
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul address attendees during the Republican National Committee spring meeting at the Peabody hotel in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, May 9, 2014. Paul urged members to rethink policies on national security and drug prosecutions (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, William DeShazer) | William DeShazer

YouTube has banned Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul because of something he said about wearing masks.

As masks have inexplicably become a polarizing issue, YouTube made the unilateral decision to dictate what the public gets to hear. Last week, YouTube censored Paul regarding his stance on not wearing masks. Paul then recorded a video that provided a scientific basis for his opinion. YouTube also decided to ban that video.

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