YouTube and Censorship
October 19th 2006 02:49
It looks very innocuous but YouTube is quietly censoring alternative viewpoints. This was going on for some time but it came widely to attention when they yanked off a video of prominent columnist Michelle Malkin. The offending video was in support of free speech in the Danish cartoon affair. When Malkin raised the question on her own website, it was quickly found that there were many people who had been given the same treatment.
It did not stop there. Filmmaker David Zucker made an advertisement critical of Clinton administration which was judged to be inappropriate for electioneering use by the Republican party officials. The video was posted on YouTube instead. The superbly funny video became a big hit but YouTube played spoilsport and tagged the video as inappropriate and then blocked the video.
Many commentators point out that offensive material like sex, violence, pirated movies and terrorist propaganda is everywhere. Only videos with conservative viewpoint seem to receive this treatment.
According to American Thinker, there is more to it than meets the eye.
You can watch Ms. Malkin's video here.
You can watch Mr.Zucker's video here.
It did not stop there. Filmmaker David Zucker made an advertisement critical of Clinton administration which was judged to be inappropriate for electioneering use by the Republican party officials. The video was posted on YouTube instead. The superbly funny video became a big hit but YouTube played spoilsport and tagged the video as inappropriate and then blocked the video.
Many commentators point out that offensive material like sex, violence, pirated movies and terrorist propaganda is everywhere. Only videos with conservative viewpoint seem to receive this treatment.
According to American Thinker, there is more to it than meets the eye.
You can watch Ms. Malkin's video here.
You can watch Mr.Zucker's video here.
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