Kennedy vs Zuckerberg: RFK Jr Sues Meta and Mark Zuckerberg for Censorship - Honest Media
On May 13, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and American Values 2024 (AV24), a Super PAC that supports Kennedy, filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, claiming the social media giant engaged in censorship and election interference when it blocked a 30-minute documentary about Kennedy narrated by the actor Woody Harrelson. According to the lawsuit, “Facebook and Instagram . . . sent users messages threatening to suspend their accounts or otherwise punish them if they sought to watch, share, or even post a link to the film.” Furthermore, the suit alleges, Meta “made good on these threats, disabling and suspending users” who dared to watch or share the video. The suit alleges that Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, and “John Does 1-10” censored the “ Who Is Bobby Kennedy? ” biopic by blocking users from sharing it “within minutes” of the video’s release on May 3. “Who Is Bobby Kennedy?” has generated at least tens of millions of views on X, but in light of the block and the algorithmic chain of consequ...