Youtube, the video hosting platform owned by Google, announced on March 29 that they are going to test making the “dislike” count on videos invisible. The tech giant says that it’s being done in response to “targeted dislike campaigns” and “creator feedback around well-being.” “In response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns,…
YouTube to Test Hiding ‘Dislikes’ Following Massive ‘Dislike’ Counts on White House Channel Videos
YouTube Retroactively Censors Scott Adams Over ‘False Election Claims’
Famed cartoonist and political commentator Scott Adams told his audience that YouTube removed two of his videos because they contained comments regarding the November election. He said it feels like YouTube is setting him up for a penalty that could lead to his channel being purged from the Google-owned online video platform. In his March…
YouTube Has Removed Over 800,000 Videos Containing Misleading COVID-19 Information: Spokesperson
Google’s YouTube has removed over 800,000 videos that contained false or misleading information regarding COVID-19, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Thursday. The removals date back to February 2020. The videos “included claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict local health authorities or the World Health Organization,” a spokeswoman said via email. Approximately 30,000 videos…
YouTube Removes Burma Army Channels; UN to Meet on Crisis
YANGON, Burma—YouTube removed five channels run by Burma’s military (also known as Myanmar) for violating its guidelines, it announced Friday, as demonstrators defied growing violence by security forces and staged more anti-coup protests ahead of a special UN Security Council meeting on the country’s political crisis. YouTube said it is watching for any further content…
YouTube Ban on Trump Channel Will Lift When ‘Risk of Violence’ Decreases, CEO Says
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that the ban on former President Donald Trump will be lifted when the “risk of violence” is deemed by the company to have decreased. YouTube, alongside many other social media sites, suspended Trump’s account following unrest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which Trump was accused by congressional…
So This Conservative Comic Goes on Social Media and …
It’s a situation so funny that a growing number of ostracized comics forgot to laugh: Conservative-leaning material, they say, is increasingly subject to arbitrary online censorship by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media giants—treatment that appears to have no other explanation except the targets’ bucking of leftist orthodoxy. Openly conservative stand-up Nick Di Paolo…
YouTube Suspends Rudy Giuliani Over ‘Election Integrity Policy,’ Nicotine Use
Google-owned YouTube suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s channel for a second time, claiming that he violated the platform’s policies surrounding the election. YouTube confirmed to news outlets that the ban isn’t permanent. Giuliani won’t be able to upload videos for two weeks. “We removed content from the Rudy W. Giuliani channel for…
Video: Facts Matter (Feb. 22): YouTube Takes Down New Trump Interview
YouTube took down a newly recorded interview with former President Donald Trump, claiming it went against their “community guidelines.” In Massachusetts, an employee at Smith College published an open letter, where she exposed the school’s racism towards white people. Meanwhile, in Montana, lawmakers are working to get Antifa designated as a domestic terror organization. Facts…
YouTube Takes Down Video of Testimony Given During Ohio House Session
Google’s YouTube last week removed a video that showed an attorney testifying to the Ohio legislature. Thomas Renz, an attorney with the Ohio Stands Up! group, spoke to the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee in support of House Bill 90, which would implement legislative oversight of orders given by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Renz…
YouTube Takes Down New Trump Interview
YouTube took down a newly recorded interview with former President Donald Trump in Google’s latest action against conservatives. A Newsmax spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email that the company was told the Feb. 17 interview was removed because it violated YouTube’s community guidelines. A Google spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email: “We have…
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