YouTube has removed a video from its platform that shows Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stating on the Senate floor the name of a person who conservative media have suggested is the whistleblower ⦠RealClearInvestigations is disclosing the name because of the publicâs interest in learning details of an effort to remove a sitting president from office. Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert dropped the name of the alleged whistleblower whose complaint sparked the Trump impeachment probe in a nationally televised House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday⦠"It is a chilling and disturbing day in America when giant web companies such as YouTube decide to censure speech," Paul told Politico. After footage of Paulâs floor speech was uploaded to YouTube, the video platform deleted the clip. President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint ultimately led to Trump's impeachment by ⦠Facebook, YouTube delete posts claiming to name Ukraine whistleblower Latest in Entertainment The Morning After: Mobile video service Quibi launches today Weâve removed hundreds of videos and over ten thousand comments that contained the name. A disgrace. YouTube removed a video of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reading the alleged name of the Ukraine whistleblower on the Senate floor as senators debated President Trump's impeachment earlier this month, Politico reports. Facebook, YouTube Ban Content Claiming to Name Trump Impeachment Whistleblower as Twitter Permits It Facebook says it will revisit this decision should the name be ⦠President Trump has said the whistleblower's identity "must" be determined after details of their complaint have been examined in an impeachment inquiry. YouTube and Facebook said they would remove any mentions of the whistleblowerâs name from their sites because naming the whistleblower violated ⦠It is stunning how much damage people can do by posting the (potential) name of a whistleblower on social media, and having that name be passed around. A YouTube spokesperson said that mentioning the whistleblowerâs name in a video, using the name in a video title, or using the name in a video description will lead to its removal. Facebook and Google-owned YouTube are both removing content mentioning the potential name of the whistleblower whose complaint has led to a formal impeachment investigation into President Trump. Rand Paul Outs Alleged Whistleblower to Spite John Roberts. Facebook and YouTube are blocking references to the alleged identity of the Ukraine whistleblower, the Washington Post reports.. Driving the news: Donald Trump Jr. shared the whistleblower's supposed name on Twitter. "I know that Fox News is not saying the name of the whistleblower, but it was accidentally said by somebody on your network, and then that was posted on YouTube, which was ⦠This poses a dilemma for social media platforms. A spokesperson confirmed YouTube would remove videos that mention the supposed name ⦠Paul accused YouTube of censorship, and noted that while he mentioned Ciaramella's name, he didn't specifically call him the whistleblower. By Bess Levi n. ... which also included the name ⦠YouTube has removed a video from its platform that shows Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stating on the Senate floor the name of a person who conservative media have suggested is the whistleblower whose complaint triggered A YouTube spokesperson said videos mentioning the potential whistleblowerâs name would also be removed. "The whistleblower is a disgrace to our country. And the whistleblower, because of that, should be revealed," Trump said to reporters last fall, adding that the whistleblower's attorney should be sued "for treason". YouTube was also taking similar steps. Paul said that he has no independent confirmation of the identity of the whistleblower, who is reported to be a CIA analyst who worked on the National Security Council. Donald Trumpâs son has tweeted the name of the alleged whistleblower whose complaint about the US presidentâs behaviour towards Ukraine kick-started the impeachment inquiry. A YouTube spokesperson told CNN that the video-sharing platform would also scrub videos that mention the alleged whistleblowerâs name. On Saturday, Twitter was the only major social network to resist the change, with users still free to publish the name of the alleged whistleblower. The Kentucky Republican also used a placard with the question and the alleged whistleblowerâs name printed on it. A YouTube spokesperson announced, âVideos, comments, and other forms of content that mention the leaked whistleblowerâs name violate YouTubeâs Community Guidelines and will be removed from YouTube.â The spokesperson added that YouTube is going to scrub mentions of the name from its site by using a combination of machine learning and human review. Youtube responded to Politico, defending their decision: YOUTUBEâS IVY CHOI says: âVideos, comments, and other forms of content that mention the leaked whistleblowerâs name violate YouTubeâs Community Guidelines and will be removed from YouTube. In fact, her name was released on YouTube, despite her claims that she is not the whistleblower who released audio showing how ABC suppressed reporting into alleged child rapist Jeffrey Epstein. Facebook said it would block references to the supposed whistleblower's name under its policy against "coordinating harm." And YouTube said Friday it was doing the same and would block images as well. YouTube has removed a video of Rand Paul using the name of alleged Ukraine whistleblower Eric Ciaramella on the Senate floor, saying it contravened its community guidelines. If the reporting is correct, it implies the "whistleblower" could have been worried Trump was getting close to uncovering Democrat links to Ukraine's interference in US elections in 2016. YouTube removed a video clip of Sen. Rand Paul mentioning the name of the alleged whistleblower responsible for filing a complaint that led to President Donald Trumpâs impeachment.. YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi said that "videos, comments, and other forms of content that mention the leaked whistleblowerâs name violate YouTubeâs Community Guidelines and will ⦠The Republican mentioned the name of the alleged whistleblower, a person who many believe is behind the complaint. Both in a press conference with reporters and on Twitter. The spokesperson said the company would use a ⦠YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi said in a statement to Politico that YouTube has routinely taken down videos that name the alleged whistleblower ruling it in violation of its standards. YouTube has also decided to remove references to the potential whistleblower's name. Shortly after Facebookâs announcement, YouTube made a similar statement, saying it will use machine learning and human review to censor any mention of the possible whistleblowerâs name, according to CNN. âVideos, comments, and other forms of content that mention the leaked whistleblowerâs name violate YouTubeâs Community Guidelines and will be removed from YouTube,â YouTube spokeswoman Ivy Choi said, Politico reported Thursday. The ⦠Facebook and YouTube are removing all content from their platforms that mentions the anti-Trump whistleblowerâs name, whom news outlets ⦠In a pair of announcements on Friday, both companies said they would delete any posts or ads mentioning the supposed whistleblowerâs name, which recently emerged in reports on a number of conservative media outlets and was widely shared online, including by the presidentâs son, Donald Trump Jr.