Tue Jan 18, 2022 – 1:53 pm ESTTue Jan 18, 2022 – 2:03 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — YouTube suspended and demonetized the account of conservative commentator Dan Bongino on Friday after he said masks are not effective at stopping the spread of COVID.
“We removed a video for violating our policies on COVID-19 misinformation, specifically for comments that masks are useless, resulting in a first strike on the channel,” YouTube confirmed to The Daily Beast.
The ban on uploading will last for one week because this is his first “strike.” He has also been removed from the ads program that monetizes creator content.
The publication did not report what specifically Bongino said. The Post Millennial said it was for “questioning ‘mask fascists,’” though that could come from a phrase his social media team used in a subsequent tweet about the situation.
“A YouTube spokesperson declined to reveal what remark specifically prompted Bongino’s removal from company’s monetization program,” the Daily Mail reported.
Bongino responded by challenging YouTube to remove his page and promoting alternative platform Rumble. He is an investor in the tech platform.
“Nice to meet you,” Bongino wrote to a YouTube employee named “Coco.”
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