French blogger claims YouTube tried to censor Juncker interview
by Reuters in Brussels from on (#1V909)
Laetitia Birbes accused YouTube staffer of threatening her career on video platform if she asked tough questions
The European commission has said Jean-Claude Juncker needed no protection from awkward questions after a video blogger accused a staffer at YouTube of trying to censor her questions to the EU chief executive.
Juncker, 61, gave a series of live interviews on YouTube last Thursday to young social media celebrities, including French vlogger Laetitia Birbes, aiming to counter an image of Brussels bureaucrats as stuffy and out of touch.
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