YouTube Bans White Supremacists, 9/11 And Sandy Hook Truthers, Holocaust Deniers, Other Extremists

[Soph0571]

Vox reports:

YouTube is finally banning content that promotes white supremacist views on its video platform. But it will still permit videos it classifies as “borderline,” which isn’t clearly defined, as well as a host of other problematic content.

The Google-owned platform said on Wednesday that it’s updating its hate speech policy to prohibit “videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.”

The company specifically said this new policy would ban videos that promote Nazi ideology. It’s also axing content that denies well-documented violent events, such as the Holocaust and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

[link:https://www.joemygod.com/2019/06/youtube-bans-white-supremacists-9-11-and-sandy-hook-truthers-holocaust-deniers-other-extremists/|

I'll believe it when I see it. But on the face of it this is great news.

[Hortensis]

1. Yes, great news so far. Far, far better than Facebook.

[jberryhill]

2. Our resident 911 truthers aren't going to like this

[MicaelS]

6. Fuck 'em and feed 'em fish heads.

They also need to ban anti-vaxxers, too.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. They're all just assholes anyway.

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[SidDithers]

11. We still have truthers?...

Man, been a long time since I went to the 9/11 Forum / Creative Speculation.

Will have to go have a look.

Sid

[jberryhill]

15. They come out for special occasions

[Throck]

3. When you allow the crazies to post, this is how to keep an eye on it.

Nothing worse than keeping it in the closet where it festers and grows. Many a violent mentally ill have given plenty a warning sign by their public rantings.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. About friggin time.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. About damn time

YouTube will ban nudity but allow some of the most racist, sexist and homophobic shit I've seen anywhere.

[blogslut]

7. YouTube just demonetized Steven Crowder, the jerk that terrorized Carlos Maza UPDATE: NOT SO FAST

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(UPDATE) While this seems great:

Link to tweet

TeamYouTube
?Verified account @TeamYouTube
Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk

Update on our continued review–we have suspended this channel’s monetization. We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies. More here: https://t.co/VmOce5nbGy

This looks like some YouTube bullshit:

Link to tweet

Carlos Maza
?Verified account @gaywonk
Carlos Maza Retweeted TeamYouTube

Reporters, @YouTube has not demonetized Crowder. Update your stories accordingly.

TeamYouTube
?Verified account @TeamYouTube
Replying to @gaywonk @YouTube

To clarify, in order to reinstate monetization on this channel, he will need to remove the link to his T-shirts.

[Initech]

12. Excellent!

[dustyscamp]

16. I wish Patreon cut them off too

[Blue_Tires]

8. There goes half of youtube if true...

[JI7]

9. GOOD

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Now, you know you're really stupid when. . .

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[TheBlackAdder]

14. This is the bullshit the Sandy Hook Truthers promote.

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Hey Truther Assholes, if they were real actors, they'd be able to cry on demand--as that is a key acting skill.



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