Conservative host Steven Crowder said Monday that he is suing Facebook over “unfair competition, fraud, false advertising, and antitrust.”
Crowder attorney Bill Richmond said on Crowder’s YouTube channel that the lawsuit is “already initiated,” and accused the tech giant of false advertising, antitrust violations, unfair competition, and fraud.
“The key remedy is injunctive relief (stop unfair/deceptive acts). We’re also seeking seven-figure monetary damages. The goal here is forcing honesty and clarity in policy application and enforcement,” according to Crowder’s website. “Our broader point is that we are pro-business but anti-fraud. Facebook lured consumers and creators to spend money and provide data and views under the promise of not engaging in political, racial or religious bias in enforcing their policies, but they have done so both expressly and secretively, and hence, the suit.”
In the YouTube clip, Crowder said that his Nov. 3 election livestream was allegedly cut off in the midst of his coverage. Crowder said he was never provided a reason for why the stream was purportedly taken down.
“They removed the biggest stream that has ever existed, from the biggest platform that’s ever existed, with no reason,” he said.