South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a group of state attorneys general in sending a letter to YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., expressing concern over what they describe as censorship of conservative speech on the platform.
“Companies do not have to agree with consumers or those who use their services,” Attorney General Wilson stated. “But disagreement doesn’t mean suppression and censorship of those consumers’ viewpoints.”
The letter points out that Alphabet acknowledged in a 2025 correspondence that officials from the Biden administration “conducted repeated and sustained outreach” regarding user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The attorneys general referenced examples such as commentators in Iowa who may have been affected by YouTube’s policies on election fraud. They also noted that YouTube prevented CPAC from posting footage from its 2022 conference in Dallas, Texas, for one week.
“As Attorney General, my chief aim is to protect the public,” Attorney General Wilson said. “Deceptive acts and censorship of political viewpoints only serve to harm our institutions and political environment.”
Wilson joined this initiative along with attorneys general from Iowa, Texas, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
As the state’s primary legal advocate and enforcer according to the official website, the South Carolina Attorney General handles prosecutions and regulatory matters across the state. The office supports victims of crime through advocacy and resources while collaborating with law enforcement on criminal cases. Alan Wilson has served as head of this office as detailed here. The office also enforces laws concerning securities and consumer protection according to official sources.
You can read the letter here.
