YouTube removed a video of a conversation between Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson for violating its general vaccine misinformation policy. Kennedy condemned what happened on his Twitter account, asking "Should social media platforms censor presidential candidates?"
What do you think ... Should social media platforms censor presidential candidates? My conversation with @JordanBPeterson was deleted by @YouTube. Luckily you can watch it here on @Twitter (thank you @elonmusk). #Kennedy24https://t.co/PJFKWH6zmd
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) June 18, 2023
"Interference in a presidential election campaign"
Peterson joined the debate from his social network account accusing the platform of "actively (interfering) in a presidential election campaign."
Now @YouTube has taken upon itself to actively interfere with a presidential election campaign @RobertKennedyJr https://t.co/XmgOYTl3NN
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) June 18, 2023
The post created a stir on Twitter throughout Sunday. The next day, the platform issued a statement explaining its decision: "We removed a video from the Jordan Peterson channel for violating YouTube's general vaccine misinformation policy, which prohibits content that alleges that vaccines cause chronic side effects, outside of rare side effects that are recognized by health authorities."
Chemicals in water cause a rise in childhood gender dysphoria, according to Kennedy
In the interview with Peterson, Kennedy stated that it is the chemicals in the water that are turning children trans. "I think a lot of the problems we see in children, especially boys, have probably not been sufficiently accounted for, because a lot of it is due to chemical exposure, including a lot of the sexual dysphoria that we're seeing. They are swimming in a soup of toxic chemicals, and many of them are endocrine disruptors. There is atrazine throughout our water supply," he said.
This is not the first time Kennedy's campaign has been censored on social media. Previously, Instagram did not allow him to create an official account for his candidacy, although the decision was eventually reversed. On that occasion, he was sanctioned for his views on vaccines during the pandemic.
