Colombian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Popular YouTuber’s Free Speech

Free speech wins! The Colombian Supreme Court just ruled in favor of popular YouTuber Erika “Kika” Nieto, who came under fire after defending traditional marriage in a video online.

Nieto, who has over 7 million YouTube followers, had been taken to court twice and previously ordered by a lower court to remove a controversial 2018 video for so-called “hate speech,” The Christian Post reported. Alliance Defending Freedom International said in a statement that Nieto simply answered a follower’s question in the video, defending her belief in traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Nieto was not required to take down the YouTube video by Colombia’s Constitutional Court.

“By speaking out I hope to inspire more tolerance of different opinions,” Nieto reportedly said, leading up to the court’s pro-free-speech decision. Nieto had won an earlier case regarding the same YouTube video. Nieto briefly explained her belief in traditional marriage in the video, which the activist who took her to court called “offensive and discriminatory,” according to The Christian Post.

Nieto did not seem to be discriminatory in his language. “I really hope that everyone who is watching this video knows that not all people have the same opinion and that’s OK,” Nieto reportedly said in the video. “I think that God made us all and created man and created woman for man to be with woman and woman to be with man and that’s it. Whatever we have done after that as man with man and woman with woman, I think it’s not right.” Nieto added, “However, I do have friends who are gay, I have friends who are lesbian, I love them with all my heart. If there is one thing that I’m certain of, it’s the fact that God is love. I am called by Him to love others. Without judging them.” The Colombian Supreme Court overruled a lower court that had deemed Nieto’s commentary to be “hate speech,” according to The Christian Post.

Nieto’s legal supporters presented the ruling as a victory for free speech. “Together with Kika, we are overjoyed that the court has overturned this censorship ruling. Kika stood strong throughout this ordeal to make the case for everyone’s freedom to share their beliefs,” Nueva Democracia counsel Santiago Guevara reportedly commented. Nueva Democracia, a non-governmental organization that represented Nieto and was supported by Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF), is a conservative legal firm.

Nieto isn’t the only person who was subject to censorship efforts in recent times. Former member of the Parliament of Finland Päivi Räsänen is currently facing criminal investigations for sharing disapproval of the Lutheran Church’s participation in a 2019 LGBTQ+ pride event, The Christian Post reported. YouTube recently deleted a YouTube video that featured Sen. Ron Johnson (R.WI) on a panel about vaccine injuries and mandates.

Conservatives are being attacked.Tell your representatives to demand Big Tech is held accountable to the First Amendment and provide equal treatment for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s Contact formHelp us to hold Big Tech responsible.