U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
09/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/23/2025 08:13
Google Admits Censorship Under Biden; Promises to End Bans of YouTube Accounts of Thousands of Americans Censored for Political Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, thanks to the oversight of Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Google commits to offer all creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations on topics such as COVID-19 and elections an opportunity to return to the platform.
Google also admitted the following to the House Judiciary Committee:
Google also admitted the following to the House Judiciary Committee:
- The Biden Administration pressured Google to censor Americans and remove content that did not violate YouTube's policies.
- The Biden Administration censorship pressure was "unacceptable and wrong."
- Public debate should never come at the expense of relying "authorities."
- The company will never use third-party "fact-checkers."
- Europe's censorship laws target American companies and threaten American speech, including the removal of "lawful content."
These major admissions come after Chairman Jordan's subpoena to Google and a years long investigationinto the company.
Read the full letter from Google here.
Read the full letter from Google here.
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