Alleged deployment of white phosphorus munitions in Raqqa, Syria. as reported by ISIS-linked Amaq news. (Photo: YouTube)

Facing Backlash, YouTube Reverses Censorship Of Syrian War Videos

A number of sites, including Middle East Eye, found videos removed for violating YouTube’s community guidelines after AI flagging.

Alex MacDonald

YouTube Under Fire After Mass Deleting Videos Deemed ‘Extremist Material’

Monitoring group and Syrian opposition videos and accounts have been removed for violating YouTube’s guidelines.

YouTube Under Fire After Mass Deleting Videos Deemed ‘Extremist Material’

YouTube is facing criticism after a new artificial intelligence program monitoring "extremist" content began flagging and removing masses of videos and blocking channels that document war crimes in the Middle East. Middle East Eye, the monitoring organization Airwars, and the open-source investigations site Bellingcat are among a number of sites

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

You Might Also Like

YouTube Moves To Censor “Controversial” Content – Brings ADL On Board As Flagger

With the war between mainstream and independent media heating up, YouTube has weaponized a new content censorship program, calling it an effort to “fight terror content online.” With standards set by groups like the Anti-Defamation League, political agendas are sure to intrude.

YouTube Moves To Censor “Controversial” Content – Brings ADL On Board As Flagger

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA -- Ever since “fake news” found its place among the various explanations used by the Clinton campaign and supporters to account for their candidate’s loss, there has been a quiet but concerted effort on the part of establishment media, technology, and telecommunications companies

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a MintPress contributor who has written for several news organizations in both English and Spanish; her stories have been featured on ZeroHedge, the Anti-Media, 21st Century Wire, and True Activist among others - she currently resides in Southern Chile.

You Might Also Like

YouTube Accused Of Rampant Censorship

YouTube is the third-largest website on Earth, a behemoth viewed by millions each day. It’s also “over” — or on the brink of it — according to a group of outraged creators who claim the company has begun censoring them. The controversy springs from confusion over YouTube’s long-standing policy of disabling ads on videos that could […]

YouTube Accused Of Rampant Censorship

YouTube is the third-largest website on Earth, a behemoth viewed by millions each day. It's also "over" — or on the brink of it — according to a group of outraged creators who claim the company has begun censoring them. The controversy springs from confusion over YouTube's long-standing policy of disabling ads on videos that could draw

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

You Might Also Like

‘Demonetization’ Scandal: YouTube Inexplicably Removes Ad Money, Angers Users

#YouTubeisoverparty: Users of the popular video site YouTube took to Twitter to express anger over their sudden loss of advertising income.

‘Demonetization’ Scandal: YouTube Inexplicably Removes Ad Money, Angers Users

YouTube content creators are up in arms over the video website removing their ability to earn money through advertisements. Beginning late Wednesday night, the Google subsidiary began removing monetization from many videos as part of a decision to better enforce its community guidelines, including what content is considered inappropriate for

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

You Might Also Like

Google Denies Israel’s Claims That It Will Allow Censorship Of Palestinian Videos

The Internet giant says the meeting with Israeli officials was simply “one of many that we have with policymakers from different countries to explain our policies on controversial content.”

Google Denies Israel’s Claims That It Will Allow Censorship Of Palestinian Videos

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California --- After a misleading press release suggested they’d bowed to pressure from apartheid Israeli officials, Google representatives denied that they agreed to allow censorship of Palestinian videos on YouTube and other Google websites. The news of Israeli officials’ interactions with Google came after Palestinians have

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

You Might Also Like

How A Dancing Baby Video Helped Save The Online Right To Fair Use

The decision could help bring an end to the practice of sending thousands of automated notices about copyright violations, which a court said violates fair use rights.

How A Dancing Baby Video Helped Save The Online Right To Fair Use

SAN FRANCISCO --- Free speech activists are hailing a recent court decision about a dancing baby video which they say protects Internet fair use, a critical free speech right, from corporate repression. The 29-second video, published in 2007 by Stephanie Lenz, shows her 13-month-old son, Holden, dancing

Read Full Article

Be Sociable, Share!

You Might Also Like