Overview
- In a New York Post op-ed, the Kentucky senator said major platforms should lose liability shields for hosting defamatory content.
- He cited a YouTube video alleging he took money from Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro that remained online for roughly three weeks.
- Paul says Google initially declined to remove the clip after formal notice, stating it does not investigate truthfulness.
- The video's creator later removed it under threat of legal penalty, yet the allegation kept circulating and Paul reports receiving death threats.
- The shift departs from Paul’s years of defending Section 230, and he now plans legislation while saying Google and YouTube deserve to be sued.