Canadian commentary channel removed after pressure from state-funded media: Canadian state media outlet CBC bragged on May 23 that the popular political commentary channel Real Talk Politiks was removed after CBC’s “investigation.” Now “the most popular Canada-based news and politics channel during much of the 2025 federal election has been taken down by YouTube,” CBC boasted. During April, Real Talk Politiks received 70 million views, but after CBC asserted the channel was “‘engagement’ farming,” YouTube has terminated the channel. Real Talk Politiks confirmed the YouTube channel removal on X, arguing, “CBC couldn’t compete with the content… so they tried to erase it. This is censorship in Canada.” He claimed he had no prior strikes or rule violations before the sudden account termination.