{"id":414765,"date":"2021-04-12T16:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T20:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414765"},"modified":"2021-04-12T16:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T20:28:52","slug":"gov-desantis-slams-youtube-google-for-pulling-fla-covid-19-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-slams-youtube-google-for-pulling-fla-covid-19-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis slams YouTube, Google for pulling Fla. COVID-19 video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-desantis-slams-youtube-google-for-pulling-fla-covid-19-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=414765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2397331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:13 PM PT \u2013 Monday, April 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) came out swinging against YouTube after the site removed a video of his, claiming it was COVID-19 misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference on Monday, DeSantis went after the Big Tech sites, saying YouTube and Google are not hubs for truth, but are enforcers of narrative. He went on to criticize the companies as \u201ca council of censors in service of the ruling elite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, YouTube deleted a roundtable discussion from last month which was posted to a Tampa-area news station\u2019s page.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397332\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2397332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1538.jpeg\" alt=\"The Google and YouTube logos are seen at the entrance to the Google offices in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2019. - YouTube Space LA is one of ten facilities worldwide where content creators can produce video content, learn new skills, and collaborate with the YouTube community. YouTube Space and its resources are available at no charge to YouTubers with at least 10,000 subscribers. (Photo by Robyn Beck \/ AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"657\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1538.jpeg 657w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1191569885-316x210.jpg 316w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1191569885-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1191569885.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Google and YouTube logos are seen at the entrance to the Google offices in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2019. (Photo by ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the talks, Ivy League medical scholars, former White House advisers and other professionals discussed the effectiveness of masks and lockdown measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo when they took down the videos that were posted by some of the local news outlets here in the state of Florida, they were really continuing what they\u2019ve been doing for the past year. Stifle debate, short-circuit scientific inquiry, make sure that the narrative is not questioned,\u201d DeSantis stated. \u201cAnd I think that we\u2019ve seen already that that has had catastrophic consequences for our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>YouTube claimed they removed the video because \u201cit contradicts the consensus of local and global health authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-rand-paul-dr-anthony-fauci-continue-to-spar-over-covid-19-restrictions\/\">Sen. Rand Paul, Dr. Anthony Fauci Continue To Spar Over COVID-19 Restrictions<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312055,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1538.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Gov. DeSantis slams YouTube, Google for pulling Fla. 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