White House Admits Leaning on Google Over Anti-Islam Video
Any First Amendment implications, do you think?
The White House has acknowledged pressuring Google over an amateur anti-Islam video that is legally protected under U.S. law.
Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council, told The Washington Post that the White House "reached out to YouTube to call the video to their attention and ask them to review whether it violates their terms of use."
A White House spokesman didn't immediately respond to questions from CNET asking for details, but any phone call to YouTube would be more politically symbolic than anything else. YouTube executives were not only well aware of the video that was uploaded, but other national governments have demanded its removal in far more emphatic terms.
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