Vaccine skeptic meets skeptical court as RFK Jr. challenges Google

The presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has found traction in recent weeks at least in terms of ballot access and is feared by many Biden allies as a potential threat to his re-election | Eric Gay/APLongshot Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found little traction at a federal appeals court Tuesday for his arguments that Google violated his First Amendment rights by taking down YouTube videos it said contained misinformation about the dangers of vaccines.

Scott Street, an attorney for Kennedy, said records obtained through other litigation showed Google was so receptive to the Biden administration’s requests that the company should be considered a state actor. “It is not the case that there is any communication here with Google about taking down Kennedy’s videos,” said the attorney, Ginger Anders.

“What if they said: We’re pulling 230 if you don’t take this down?” asked the judge, an appointee of President George W. Bush.“There could be some circumstances in which if the government threatened to change the law that that could amount to coercion,” she said. “The government immediately said that’s up to Congress. That’s not up to us as the administration. That is relevant as to whether this is threatening. The president himself said I’m not trying to hold any of the platforms accountable.

The third judge on the panel, John Kronstadt, asked fewer questions but also probed how the timing of the takedowns might impact the case for coercion. Kronstadt is an Obama appointee.

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