Rand Paul Turns Against Section 230, Citing YouTube Video Accusing Him of Taking Money From Maduro

Section 230 Didn’t Fail Rand Paul. He Just Doesn’t Like the Remedy That Worked.

Rand Paul is furious. That’s because someone posted a video falsely accusing the Kentucky senator of taking money from Venezuela’s Maduro regime. Paul should know that the First Amendment sets a deliberately high bar for defamation of public officials like him. Under New York Times v. Sullivan, he must show not just falsity, but that the speaker knew…

Rand Paul turns against Section 230, citing YouTube video accusing him of taking money from Maduro

The Kentucky senator's frustration with YouTube leads him to target Section 230, a law central to free speech online.

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