Article 4VGT0 SNL producer and film-maker are latest to accuse YouTube of anti-LGBT bias

SNL producer and film-maker are latest to accuse YouTube of anti-LGBT bias

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Jenny Kleeman
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The 12 complainants in the class action lawsuit say an algorithm that restricts content is an attempt to push them off the platform

Four LGBT YouTubers have joined a class action lawsuit suing YouTube for discrimination, deceptive business practices and unlawful restraint of speech.

The 12 complainants in total allege that the algorithm YouTube, and its parent company Google, uses to promote, censor and pair advertising with videos is discriminating against LGBT content just because it is made by and for LGBT people.

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