YouTube TV, owned by Google, is poised to kick Univision out of its base package — shoving it into a paid Spanish-language tier — and the backlash is already exploding.
The Mexican-American media company argues the move is political retribution — payback for giving President Donald Trump a platform in 2024, including a widely watched town hall that boosted his support among Hispanic voters.
Now Texas AG Ken Paxton is piling on, blasting the shift as “obvious retaliation.” In a letter made public Tuesday to Google and YouTube’s CEOs, Paxton warned he’ll “take necessary action” to keep Univision accessible in Texas and defend viewpoint diversity. What that action might be? He hasn’t said yet.
Read Paxton’s full letter here.
The Dallas Express continues:
The letter raises concerns about potential consumer deception under Texas law. Despite planning to remove Univision, YouTube TV continues to prominently advertise the channel as part of its base plan.
Paxton warned that such conduct may violate Texas consumer protection laws. His office stands ready to take “all necessary action” to protect Texas consumers and defend Univision’s accessibility.
The attorney general characterized the situation as politically motivated targeting that could run afoul of state laws. YouTube has not yet responded to the letter or announced any changes to its programming plans.
Univision is slamming the move as a “Hispanic tax” — a scheme to make Spanish-speaking households to pay extra for programming that was previously included. Google maintains the decision is based on financial and performance factors, not politics.
But the timing only adds to the controversy, with midterms and governor’s races underway, critics warn this could choke off Hispanic voter access to key coverage.
Bottom line: whether the decision is financial or political — millions of Hispanic viewers in states like Texas and Arizona could soon lose Univision unless they cough up extra cash.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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YouTube and the various networks are at war. They came within a day of dropping Fox channels, before a last minute deal. Now they are in a similar situation with NBC and affiliates. Not uncommon, in my opinion the networks are more at fault with high pricing demands. But not a racial, ethnic, or partisan political issue, just two mig companies butting heads over $$$$. The consumer loses, as usual.
Hmmmmm
If English is the official language of America…
…. how is this a Hispanic tax?
It sounds like preferred content.
If I paid for cable content, I wouldn’t want foreign language channels, sports channels, Black channels or DEI channels in my, “basic” package.
Am I getting the White American Guy Tax?
How about other Big Tech