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Aug. 11, 2021 / 1:53 PM

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days over anti-mask rant

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talks to reporters while walking through the Senate subway in Washington, D.C., on August 4. He was banned from YouTube for a week for posting a video claiming that masks are ineffective against COVID-19. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talks to reporters while walking through the Senate subway in Washington, D.C., on August 4. He was banned from YouTube for a week for posting a video claiming that masks are ineffective against COVID-19. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Sen. Rand Paul violated YouTube's three-strike policy after posting a video claiming that masks are ineffective in fighting COVID-19, resulting in a seven-day ban from the media platform on Tuesday.

A YouTube spokesperson said his video contained "countervailing views from local health authorities," according to CNN.

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Paul criticized the move, calling those who made the decision "leftwing cretins." He claimed the video quoted two peer-reviewed articles that supported his rhetoric.

Twitter banned Georgia Republic Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for violating the platform's COVID-19 Misinformation policy.

She was banned for a week for tweeting that the Food and Drug Administration shouldn't approve COVID-19 vaccines. She's been suspended from the platform more than once.

A badge of honor . . . leftwing cretins at Youtube banning me for 7 days for a video that quotes 2 peer reviewed articles saying cloth masks don't work.

If you want to see the banned video go to Liberty Tree https://t.co/gsTUwuLZGL— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 10, 2021

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