Quebec Court Authorizes Two Class-Action Lawsuits Against YouTube, Facebook for Alleged Censorship of COVID-19 Posts

Published on May 8, 2024

A Quebec court has authorized two separate class-action lawsuits against YouTube and Facebook for allegedly censoring posts and videos critical of COVID-19 measures and vaccines.  Quebec Superior Court Judge Lukasz Granosik issued both French-language decisions on April 29 after two separate plaintiffs brought forward lawsuits saying the social media platforms censored their views during the pandemic. In the lawsuit against YouTube, the plaintiff, Éloïse Boies, who is legally represented by William Desrochers, alleges that YouTube, owned by Google LLC, censored three of her videos that questioned the pandemic health measures of the government and the COVID-19 vaccine. YouTube cited a violation of its platform policy, stating that Ms. Boies spread “incorrect medical information contradicting that of local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding COVID-19.”...

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