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Steven Crowder Warns: The YouTube Purge Is Coming

Because the hashtag “#youtubeisoverparty” trended following a YouTube coverage replace, Steven Crowder warned audience and fellow creators their days at the platform could also be numbered. The day past, YouTube’s Vice President and International Head of Believe & Protection Matt Halprin launched a coverage replace titled “An update to our harassment policy,” which YouTube defined will permit it to crack down on “harassment” -- all beneath the guise of defending its customers.
As the hashtag “#youtubeisoverparty” trended following a YouTube policy update, Steven Crowder warned viewers and fellow creators their days on the platform may be numbered. Yesterday, YouTube’s Vice President and Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin released a policy update titled “An update to our harassment policy,” which YouTube explained will allow it to crack down on “harassment” -- all under the guise of protecting its users.

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  2. "Will Facebooks new oversight board be the platform to ensure free speech or a Big Tech kangaroo court? The sites in-house newsroom posted a developer blog on Jan 28 which announced the platforms upcoming oversight board. While its actual members will be chosen and announced [i]n the coming months, Facebook staff did reveal that the first Director of Oversight Board Administration will be Thomas Hughes. Hughes was described as the former Executive Director for Article 19, an international non-governmental organization with a focus on freedom of expression and digital rights who will lead the boards administrative staff". (February 6, 2020)
  3. "The video sharing platform and sister organization to Google may be cracking down on free speech -- this time under the guise of protecting users from harassment. YouTubes Vice President and Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin released a blog on Wednesday, Dec. 11, titled An update to our harassment policy. As of today, YouTubes blog announced a series of policy and product changes that update how we tackle harassment on YouTube from both creators and commenters. Free speech advocates may be rightly concerned with slippery terms such as malicious insults, veiled threats via simulated violence and, of course, hate speech". (December 14, 2019)
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  7. "Facebook has taken some free speech stances that drew heavy criticism from fellow Big Tech companies, liberal commentators, and now the Democratic primary frontrunner. Former vice-president Joe Biden told The New York Times editorial board that Section 230 should be revoked, immediately for Big Tech companies. The Times called that provision pretty foundational to the internet. Biden spoke with The Times editorial board as it tried to determine which candidate to endorse as an organization. In the 80-minute discussion, Biden hammered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and threatened to repeal the legislation that was intended to protect free speech on the internet". (January 17, 2020)
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