RFK Claims Censorship After Meta Briefly Blocks Ad

The New York Times reports:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made censorship — specifically, claims that the government, news media and tech platforms have tried to stifle his message — a cornerstone of his independent presidential campaign. This weekend, Mr. Kennedy got more fodder for his argument when Facebook and Instagram blocked a link to a new, sleekly produced 30-minute ad supporting his candidacy. The link appeared to have been blocked from Friday late afternoon until Saturday around midday.

Tony Lyons, a founder of American Values 2024, the super PAC that paid for the ad, said that the group planned to sue Meta in federal court, accusing the company of censorship and of violating First Amendment rights to free speech. The ad, which is narrated by the actor Woody Harrelson and takes the form of an infomercial, was produced by Jay Carson, an informal adviser to Mr. Kennedy who is also a Hollywood screenwriter.

Read the full article. Meta says the block was an error.

Not this being casually dropped tonight…

This is single handedly the best video I’ve ever watched.

It’s authentic.
It’s real.
It’s loving.
It’s motivating.
It’s funny.
It’s our next President of the United States 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/c4xshv4Dz0

— Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) May 4, 2024

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— Trevor Fitzgibbon (@TrevorFitzgibb1) May 6, 2024