YouTube Cracks Down on Far-Right Videos as Conspiracy Theories Spread

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YouTube this week cracked down on the videos of some prominent far-right actors and conspiracy theorists, continuing an effort that has become more visible since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month caused a torrent of misinformation to be featured prominently on the site.

A week after the shooting, many of the videos on YouTube’s “Trending” list contained misinformation about the teenage survivors of the shooting. The top video on the list for some time falsely claimed that a student at the school, David Hogg, was a paid actor.

That video and others like it led to intense criticism of the site. Since then, many prominent right-wing personalities have reported that YouTube has issued them strikes, which the site uses to enforce its community guidelines. If a channel receives three strikes within three months, YouTube terminates it.

YouTube Cracks Down on Far-Right Videos as Conspiracy Theories Spread

 

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Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts

SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Facebook and YouTube vowed to crack down on the trolls.

Thousands of posts and videos had popped up on the sites, falsely claiming that survivors of the shooting were paid actors or part of various conspiracy theories. Facebook called the posts “abhorrent.” YouTube, which is owned by Google, said it needed to do better. Both promised to remove the content.


Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts

 

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YouTube has purged a number of conspiracy theory and pro-gun channels from the video-sharing site in the wake of Florida’s deadly mass school shooting last week.
The move came in the wake of the numerous moderation scandals that YouTube has found itself embroiled recently

Bombard’s Body Language – 264,000 subscribers
Analyses the body language of those involved in social and political events. Bombard’s Body Language was banned for analysing the behaviour of Florida school shooting survivors

David Seaman Online – 161,900 subscribers
Online conspiracy theorist who rose to fame during the 2016 United States presidential election “Pizzagate” situation. A theory, promoted by Seaman, spread claiming that leaked emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, hinted at a child-sex ring inside the Democratic Party. Seaman has been banned from YouTube for his comments on the Florida shooting.

Stranger than Fiction News – 150,000
Ron Johnson of Stranger than Fiction News is a YouTube conspiracy theorist. He comments on American social and political issues, such as gun control. According to Snopes, Stranger than Fiction News spreads fake and misleading news via social media. The channel has seemingly been banned for question the United States’ government official story relating to the Florida shooting.

Blackstone Intelligence Network – 126,600

Blackstone Intelligence Network, ran by Jake Morphonios, is a YouTube conspiracy theorist. Posts tend to focus social and political issues in the United States. The channel had recently uploaded videos relating to the Florida school shooting. The ban is likely a result of questioning the events documented by surviving students, the media and government officials.
Destroying the Illusion – 118,800
Destroying the Illusion, ran by conspiracy theorist Jordan Sather, posts unconventional views on a range of topics, from government cover ups to alternative medicines. Sather, who has since created a new channel, stated that his channel was given three strikes in four days for sharing information “deemed too sensitive” relating to the Florida shooting.

Charles Walton – 50,800
Charles Walton is an internet conspiracy theorist. He rose to fame for his comments and views following the Las Vegas shooting last year. Prior to his suspension, Walton had been posting about the Florida shooting. The suspension is believed to relate to comments about shooting survivor and gun control advocate David Hogg and members of his family

The biggest channels removed as part of conspiracy theory YouTube ban

 

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[Criticalt]

Heres a quote from one of the articles.

"However, it is another sign that social media platforms are beginning to take the spread of fake news seriously."

So when CNN has videos saying "AR15s are fully automatic military weapons", and all their other demonstrably false facts, will YouTube ban them?
Absolutely, positively NO.
Fuck everyone.

 

[GOPerfect]

I do not post videos, the most I do it watch funny shit and gun shit. Every now and then I search for content specific informational videos.

It is a shame, a damn shame at that, that this is going on. I understand that there needs to be rules that need to be maintained. Small and simple rules.

@Darth has this had any impact on your channel?

 

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The main stream media is losing its effectiveness to brain wash the masses when people are allowed to hear different points of view.

Nobody bought the fact that Hillary was in the lead in every single state. That Trump had no possibility of winning .I remember not to long ago they pulled Hicock 45 channel off you tube . They were trying to remove all gun videos from You tube. Obviously they never completed it , but it tells you were they want to go.

 

[Cooolone]

Is anyone here under any illusion that "Google" which owns YouTube does not have or is not part of an agenda? YT, FB, News Media, Hollywood... All have a common thread!

That's it, that's all that's needed to be known. It's not unexpected at this point and will continue!

 

[FrankenCub]

The main stream media is losing its effectiveness to brain wash the masses when people are allowed to hear different points of view.

Nobody bought the fact that Hillary was in the lead in every single state. That Trump had no possibility of winning .I remember not to long ago they pulled Hicock 45 channel off you tube . They were trying to remove all gun videos from You tube. Obviously they never completed it , but it tells you were they want to go.

It kinda surprised me when they put Demo Ranch in YT Jail. Matt doesn't go off the deep end with anything but I guess being a gun channel is all it takes.

 

[livingston]

Censorship is alive and well in this country . Propaganda by the left has been growing. . At some point in time one could even see a forum like this one pulled ...

 

[DoD1776]

Pretty good stuff. Censoring right wing media

 

[Criticalt]

Pretty good stuff. Censoring right wing media

There are many lawsuits against Youtube going on right now.
Stephen Crowder and Paul Joseph Watson are 2 that are going all in and spending alot of money to win. The laws are on their side, but Youtubes rules are not on their side.
The funniest suit going is this.
Youtube contacted Stephen Crowder about advettising and such on Youtube.
He told them he wasnt sure how to go about writing the matetial. Youtube assigned one of their people to assist him. Stephen paid the money and the Youtube employee created the content and Stephen approved it.
After the content was published, Youtube removed it and punished Stephen because they said it was offensive and against their rules......
YOUTUBE CREATED IT. They kept his money.
Yes, it is that bad.

 

[stuck in ny]

The main stream media is losing its effectiveness to brain wash the masses when people are allowed to hear different points of view.

Nobody bought the fact that Hillary was in the lead in every single state. That Trump had no possibility of winning .I remember not to long ago they pulled Hicock 45 channel off you tube . They were trying to remove all gun videos from You tube. Obviously they never completed it , but it tells you were they want to go.

"Hi-cuck 45"