Article 5N76F YouTube suspends Rand Paul for video claiming masks ‘don’t prevent infection’

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for video claiming masks ‘don’t prevent infection’

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Maya Yang
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5N76F)

Video platform suspends Republican senator, in latest move against a public figure who has spread Covid disinformation

YouTube suspended Republican senator Rand Paul on Tuesday for seven days over a video claiming that masks are ineffective against Covid-19.

It is the latest move against a prominent public figure who has spread disinformation about ways to protect against the virus or about the vaccines developed to fight it.

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