YouTube CEO Denies YouTube TV Discrimination Claim
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on Friday denied allegations that the video platform discriminates against Christian programmer Great American Media on its YouTube TV streaming service. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said earlier this month that the agency had received complaints from…
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GAM and wanted YouTube to brief it on the YouTube TV carriage negotiation process, "including the potential role of viewpoint-based discrimination" (see 2503070052). "We don't discriminate on the basis of that sort of content," Mohan said during a Semafor podcast (see at the 31-minute mark). He said YouTube was "in productive conversations" with GAM. YouTube makes carriage decisions "the way you would imagine" -- based on business considerations and audience demand, he said, adding that the company will explain that "in detail" to the FCC. He said GAM has a YouTube channel, and the YouTube app has "orders of magnitude" greater reach than YouTube TV.