4 ms·

Google randomly deleted a popular YouTube channel again

16 points by Gelob 3y ago

Gelob 3y ago
Google did it again and randomly deleted a popular YouTubers channel with no notice and without contacting them I'm advance to discuss
- thelastparadise 3y ago
  If anything should be under antitrust scrutiny, YouTube is a great candidate. They have a clear monopoly on video content and have been abusing this position to suppress unwanted speech as well as competition.
- ahahahahah 3y ago
  Google did it again and randomly deleted a popular community standards breaking channel with no notice. It's unfortunate that they didn't catch it before it became popular.
  - ahahahahah 3y ago
    I mean, of course the many previous times they were warned about their content and demonetized them kind of counts for both giving notice and detecting it earlier.
skymast 3y ago
[dead]
otteromkram 3y ago
Are we sure these are random deletions? What was the last popular channel that went through something similar?
- Gelob 3y ago
  Regardless it's more so that Google wants people to use their platforms but can't be bothered to have humans contact people when theirs issues. You just get an email saying you're fucked and good luck. Happens with people's Google accounts too.
_jplc 3y ago
Seems like his whole channel is dedicated to 3D-printing firearms and has been regularly demonetized. Just to give some context.
- phone8675309 3y ago
  Is discussing firearms against the YouTube Terms of Service?
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - _jplc 3y ago
    How to build firearms is explicitly prohibited on the YouTube Community Guidelines. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605
    - phone8675309 3y ago
      Well there you go then. This is a big old nothingburger then.
- xiphias2 3y ago
  That's everything but random. Maybe in US it's legal, but I prefer Europe to stay a safe continent with as few firearms as possible.
vmilner 3y ago
Is the mention of the history of 3D printed firearms likely to be the issue, I vaguely remember those causing similar issues before. (Mandatory clarification: I don’t necessarily agree that that’s a good reason to shut an account, but Google may do)
- fluidcruft 3y ago
  Yeah, I don't know the channel but clicking his twitter profile I can't say it really seems entirely "random" or out of the blue. He even tweeted about getting strikes recently.
- rijoja 3y ago
  I thought of exactly the same thing, and I wondered if there's a relation to this thing that was in the news lately: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/28/birmingham-phd-student-mohamad-al-bared-guilty-using-3d-printer-to-build-kamikaze-drone https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/28/birmingham-p...

16 points by Gelob 3y ago

Google did it again and randomly deleted a popular YouTubers channel with no notice and without contacting them I'm advance to discuss

thelastparadise 3y ago
If anything should be under antitrust scrutiny, YouTube is a great candidate. They have a clear monopoly on video content and have been abusing this position to suppress unwanted speech as well as competition.
ahahahahah 3y ago
Google did it again and randomly deleted a popular community standards breaking channel with no notice. It's unfortunate that they didn't catch it before it became popular.
- ahahahahah 3y ago
  I mean, of course the many previous times they were warned about their content and demonetized them kind of counts for both giving notice and detecting it earlier.

skymast 3y ago

[dead]

otteromkram 3y ago

Are we sure these are random deletions? What was the last popular channel that went through something similar?

Gelob 3y ago
Regardless it's more so that Google wants people to use their platforms but can't be bothered to have humans contact people when theirs issues. You just get an email saying you're fucked and good luck. Happens with people's Google accounts too.

_jplc 3y ago

Seems like his whole channel is dedicated to 3D-printing firearms and has been regularly demonetized. Just to give some context.

phone8675309 3y ago
Is discussing firearms against the YouTube Terms of Service?
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- _jplc 3y ago
  How to build firearms is explicitly prohibited on the YouTube Community Guidelines. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605
  - phone8675309 3y ago
    Well there you go then. This is a big old nothingburger then.
xiphias2 3y ago
That's everything but random. Maybe in US it's legal, but I prefer Europe to stay a safe continent with as few firearms as possible.

vmilner 3y ago

Is the mention of the history of 3D printed firearms likely to be the issue, I vaguely remember those causing similar issues before. (Mandatory clarification: I don’t necessarily agree that that’s a good reason to shut an account, but Google may do)

fluidcruft 3y ago
Yeah, I don't know the channel but clicking his twitter profile I can't say it really seems entirely "random" or out of the blue. He even tweeted about getting strikes recently.
rijoja 3y ago
I thought of exactly the same thing, and I wondered if there's a relation to this thing that was in the news lately: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/28/birmingham-phd-student-mohamad-al-bared-guilty-using-3d-printer-to-build-kamikaze-drone https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/28/birmingham-p...