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RFK Jr sues Meta after Facebook and Instagram blocked his campaign video


Super PAC backing the environmental lawyer-turned-conspiracy theorist claims censorship

The political action committee behind a 30-minute infomercial meant to pitch voters on Robert F Kennedy Jr says it will file a lawsuit against Meta after the company’s platforms temporarily blocked posting of a link to the campaign video last week. Slickly produced, the video is the product of work by The Morning Show creatorJay Carson and opens with Mr Kennedy reading press clippings describing him in negative terms. In a press release, the PAC claims the film has been trending on Twitter/X, the platform owned by Elon Musk, who in recent years has become increasingly comfortable engaging with and spreading right-wing conspiracy theories and disinformation.

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