As the team behind the 2024 biopic "Reagan" promotes and prepares for the film’s re-release next month, it once again finds itself battling what its producer calls digital gatekeeping.This time, producer Mark Joseph is taking issue with Google’s YouTube after ads promoting interviews with stars and others associated with the film were flagged under the platform's advertising policies.The interviews are part of Joseph's podcast special series, "Making REAGAN."Since the film — which starred Dennis Quaid as the 40th president — was first released in theaters in August 2024, its creators have faced numerous obstacles, including restrictions imposed by Facebook early on related to efforts to boost posts and advertisements for the film.
Production on "Reagan" began in 2020.NEW FOX NATION DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES 20-YEAR JOURNEY BEHIND ‘REAGAN’ FILMDennis Quaid in character as Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office.(Noah "Nanea" Hamilton/Rawhide Pictures)In what Joseph describes as the latest censorship activity by YouTube, an ad promoting the first episode of the series, featuring rock legend Gene Simmons discussing family, his producing endeavors and his appreciation for America, was flagged by the platform for "advertisement for elections" and "shocking content," despite the noticeably tame conversation.Simmons’ cover of "Stormy Weather" was his contribution to the "Reagan" movie."For 30 years, Simmons has been branded for outrageous content, and now he’s been deemed outrageous for talking?" Joseph told Fox News Digital.Musician Gene Simmons, a founding member of the rock band KISS, is seen on Capitol Hill on Dec.
9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Simmons, the co-founder, co-lead singer and bassist of the legendary rock band KISS, has long been famous for his black-and-white face paint, inordinately long tongue, fire-breathing and blood-spitting stunts and overall stage persona."The notion that a simple conversation with a rock legend li...