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Did anyone read YouTube's actual policy? They're restricting direct firearm sales and DIY manufacturing instructions. Seems reasonable for any controlled device

• SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
  They are book burning. If you don’t see that, I don’t know what to tell you. Almost everything they have removed was 100% legal content that they didn’t like. IDK about you, but I’ll chose to use sites that want to do their job of hosting, and not my job of choosing what I see/learn.
• sb057 8y ago
  >YouTube prohibits certain kinds of content featuring firearms. Specifically, we don’t allow content that... links to sites that sell firearms or certain firearms accessories.[1] This effectively cuts off any revenue stream other than crowdfunding, as practically every sponsor would sell guns or accessories. Furthermore, direct firearm sales and instructions on how to make (and indeed, actually making) firearms are entirely legal. [1] https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605
• pps43 8y ago
  Not just "direct" firearm sales, but content that "intends to sell firearms". This can mean any review, unboxing, etc. Also "instructions on manufacturing a firearm, ammunition" are expressly prohibited, even though if it is legal for you to possess a gun or ammo, it is also legal to make it for personal use (and with appropriate licence even for sale). There are plenty of gunsmithing and reloading videos that are now going away.