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YouTube Bans Firearms Demo Videos, Entering the Gun Control Debate
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Date: March 21st, 2018 2:42 PM Author: charcoal odious institution mad cow disease YouTube Bans Firearms Demo Videos, Entering the Gun Control Debate By and March 21, 2018, 10:20 AM PDT Google’s new policy prohibits promotion of guns, bump stocks At least one video gun blogger ditched YouTube for PornHub
Guns in America YouTube, a popular media site for firearms enthusiasts, this week quietly introduced tighter restrictions on videos involving weapons, becoming the latest battleground in the U.S. gun-control debate.
YouTube will ban videos that promote or link to websites selling firearms and accessories, including bump stocks, which allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire faster. Additionally, YouTube said it will prohibit videos with instructions on how to assemble firearms. The video site, owned by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, has faced intense criticism for hosting videos about guns, bombs and other deadly weapons.
For many gun-rights supporters, YouTube has been a haven. A current search on the site for “how to build a gun” yields 25 million results, though that includes items such as toys. At least one producer of gun videos saw its page suspended on Tuesday. Another channel opted to move its videos to an adult-content site, saying that will offer more freedom than YouTube.
“We routinely make updates and adjustments to our enforcement guidelines across all of our policies,” a YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement. “While we’ve long prohibited the sale of firearms, we recently notified creators of updates we will be making around content promoting the sale or manufacture of firearms and their accessories.”
YouTube has placed greater restrictions on content several times in the past year, responding to a series of issues with inappropriate and offensive videos. Most of those changes involved pulling ads from categories of videos. Google is more reluctant to remove entire videos from YouTube, but has been willing to do so with terrorism-related content.
The firearms decision comes days before Saturday’s March For Our Lives, a rally organized by survivors of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead.
See also: QuickTake on the gun-control debate
The new YouTube policies will be enforced starting in April, but at least two video bloggers have already been affected. Spike’s Tactical, a firearms company, said in a post on Facebook that it was suspended from YouTube due to “repeated or severe violations” of the video platform’s guidelines.
“Well, since we’ve melted some snowflakes on YouTube and got banned, might as well set IG and FB on fire!,” Spike’s wrote on Facebook, where it has over 111,000 followers, referring to the social network and its Instagram app.
InRange TV, another channel devoted to firearms, wrote on its Facebook page that it would begin uploading videos to PornHub, an adult content website.
“YouTube’s newly released released vague and one-sided firearms policy makes it abundantly clear that YouTube cannot be counted upon to be a safe harbor for a wide variety of views and subject matter,” InRange TV wrote. “PornHub has a history of being a proactive voice in the online community, as well as operating a resilient and robust video streaming platform.” PornHub didn’t immediately return a request for comment on the matter.
Last month, gun control activists escalated the pressure on tech giants for giving a platform to the National Rifle Association. A flurry of businesses cut ties with the pro-gun group after the deadly Parkland school shooting. Companies with streaming services, such as Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and YouTube, declined to remove the NRA channel. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 2:43 PM Author: burgundy gaming laptop giraffe HEHE, YOUTUBE IS "QUIETLY" *NUDGING* US, HEHEHEHEHE HEHEHE HEHEHEHEE NUDGE NUDGE HEHEHEHE QUIET, SHHHHHH |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 2:46 PM Author: Olive stag film kitty Cuckservatives in Congress do nothing but nod and applaud (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653615) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 2:57 PM Author: insanely creepy brethren boltzmann "it will prohibit videos with instructions on how to assemble firearms"
This fucking sucks. I depend on youtube videos when I'm figuring out how to disassemble and clean certain guns. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:00 PM Author: comical deranged laser beams It’s good. There’s a clear market for these videos. Meaning there’s an opening for a conservative competitor to host them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653723) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:06 PM Author: stimulating pearly karate Sounds like a market opportunity for another video site (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653763) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:40 PM Author: nubile vivacious useless brakes That's why I'm actually kind of glad about this bullshit. Their monopoly has been a toxic thing for a long time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654527) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:24 PM Author: spectacular umber set Same, no joke (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656740) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:02 PM Author: Ultramarine Appetizing Field "There are guns everywhere! What we DON'T want is a population educated about how to handle them safely," said the lib. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653727) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:51 PM Author: galvanic half-breed (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35657016) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:02 PM Author: Overrated Aquamarine Antidepressant Drug Wow. I basically only go on YouTube for gun videos and car videos. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653732) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:06 PM Author: Slimy supple boiling water Fuck this bs. Most will prob move to patreon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653771) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:11 PM Author: Orchid adventurous alpha hominid are they really taking down all videos showing how to clean fucking guns? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653807) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:12 PM Author: hateful friendly grandma space My question too. That would blow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653822) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:13 PM Author: insanely creepy brethren boltzmann "it will prohibit videos with instructions on how to assemble firearms"
can't see it any other way |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:26 PM Author: Fantasy-prone theater stage >Another channel opted to move its videos to an adult-content site
https://xtube.com/hickok45 |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:28 PM Author: Stubborn Marvelous House This is the full policy:
Policies on content featuring firearms YouTube prohibits certain kinds of content featuring firearms. Specifically, we don’t allow content that:
Intends to sell firearms or certain firearms accessories through direct sales (e.g., private sales by individuals) or links to sites that sell these items. These accessories include but may not be limited to accessories that enable a firearm to simulate automatic fire or convert a firearm to automatic fire (e.g., bump stocks, gatling triggers, drop-in auto sears, conversion kits), and high capacity magazines (i.e., magazines or belts carrying more than 30 rounds). Provides instructions on manufacturing a firearm, ammunition, high capacity magazine, homemade silencers/suppressors, or certain firearms accessories such as those listed above. This also includes instructions on how to convert a firearm to automatic or simulated automatic firing capabilities. Shows users how to install the above-mentioned accessories or modifications. Report content that violates this policy You can report videos that you believe violate this policy by flagging the video. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:28 PM Author: Olive stag film kitty Odd case... pure coincidence http://i.4cdn.org/pol/1521651986098m.jpg |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:30 PM Author: spruce domesticated cumskin NRATV popping champagne bottles and casually scrolling through their overflowing inboxes with emails and texts from hundreds of new "partners" who want to discuss rates, cross-promotions and embedded ad opportunities. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35653956) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:37 PM Author: Stubborn Marvelous House "Linking to sites that sell these items" is a huge blow to all of the big gun YouTube channels. It is by far the most egregious part of the policy. All of the big YouTubers are endorsed one way or another, whether that be a manufacturer or large distributor. They also get guns to review through distributers, etc.
So, they will financially choke these guys out first, and then allow the sub-categories of specific items (which is left open-ended) to do the clean-up work resulting in an outright ban. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:00 PM Author: arousing state Just realized Forgotten Weapons counts as linking to the items for sale. FUCK. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654181) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:18 PM Author: Maniacal goal in life locus Even worse -- YouTube does not allow firearms or firearms related products / services to be advertised on youtube.
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:20 PM Author: insanely creepy brethren boltzmann wonder if they will try to twist this rule onto Hickok45 videos - I imagine all of his demonstrations are designed to be promotions of firearms lent directly from the manufacturer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654341) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:22 PM Author: Cocky Hot Spot Faggot Firefighter Bro he’s a middle aged Christian white male from TN who owns a sufficient quantity of land to shoot guns on .... and makes videos of it. He is LITERALLY HITLER (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654356) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:35 PM Author: Unhinged lay pozpig spin, ratfucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654483) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:22 PM Author: Stubborn Marvelous House He used to put the links directly in his video description. Now it says:
Please visit the Hickok45.com website and check out what the great folks who support us have to offer: BUD’s GUN SHOP, THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, FEDERAL PREMIUM, SONORAN DESERT INSTITUTE, and VAULTEK Handgun Safes |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:37 PM Author: Cocky Hot Spot Faggot Firefighter Fuck I rely on YouTube when taking apart my guns and for reloading. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654007) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:39 PM Author: Lascivious rigpig Boycott (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654016) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 3:46 PM Author: Impressive Tanning Salon nah. plenty else to see on youtube. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654061) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:15 PM Author: Lascivious rigpig Read a book instead. What is more important, whatever retarded shit you’re watching or sending a message about your commitment to gun rights? I don’t get faggots who whine about MSM but are too weak willed to shut it down. Are you addicted? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656653) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 10:02 PM Author: Impressive Tanning Salon I love youtube man. I watch landings of planes. Then SNL skits. Then some more landings but now I open up two youtube windows - one with the 747 landing and the other with some nice background music. Goes really well. Then some family guy clips. Then I'll watch British shows. There is one about bad next door neighbors. I think it's called Nightmare Neighbor. I also like British comedy. It's great man. I also like that NOWAG that flies in different airlines. I like seeing the first class of different airlines. Also the best 5 star hotels. I'll watch American Dad. More plane landings but this time the view from the cockpit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35657581) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:01 PM Author: electric queen of the night is there even a non-shitlib equivalent of YouTube? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654188) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:09 PM Author: bistre floppy corn cake piazza there ought to be (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654247) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:21 PM Author: aromatic gay den mediation DailyMotion is based in France, and they don't hide their contempt for Jews. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654351) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:39 PM Author: chest-beating messiness There will be (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654515) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:40 PM Author: nubile vivacious useless brakes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654532) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 4:41 PM Author: doobsian bateful sneaky criminal hissy fit Someone will start EagleTube or whatever and you can all jack off to gun videos again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35654539) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:12 PM Author: fluffy hairless national security agency lib gunmo here. this is bullshit. so hickock45 is going to banned now because he tells us to check out budsgunshop.com in literally every video? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656612) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:17 PM Author: Lascivious rigpig Lmao at “lib gunmos”. Wtf are you thinking (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656679) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:18 PM Author: fluffy hairless national security agency what? im not a single issue voter. I also dont support completely unrestricted gun rights nor a total ban. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656690) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:20 PM Author: Lascivious rigpig If you’re supporting the DNC you’re supporting a total ban. That is what they want, I’m sure you can see that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656701) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:24 PM Author: fluffy hairless national security agency you're dumb. many dem congressmen and governors are gun owners. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656745) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:27 PM Author: Lascivious rigpig http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/house-democrats-introduce-bill-prohibiting-sale-of-semi-automatic-weapons/article/265008
You give money to these people. Good job. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:36 PM Author: galvanic half-breed there are also male SJW feminists. Some people are just dumb. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656876) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:28 PM Author: spectacular umber set That’s Paulie Porsche and he’s got a .22 from his brother-in-law and now thinks he’s a gunmo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35657270) |
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Date: March 22nd, 2018 11:39 AM Author: arrogant mildly autistic national Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35660908) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:17 PM Author: fluffy hairless national security agency "YouTube said it will prohibit videos with instructions on how to assemble firearms."
Will this hickock45 video have to be banned under the new policy?
https://youtu.be/IMCBXu-HpoA |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:24 PM Author: Stubborn Marvelous House That quote is not an accurate description of Youtube's current policy, which I linked above. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656741) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 8:25 PM Author: fluffy hairless national security agency oh ok thats more reasonable (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35656758) |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:46 PM Author: Bisexual hunting ground dysfunction reddit did the same shit on same day:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/reddit-wades-into-the-gun-control-debate
Reddit Wades Into the Gun Control Debate The platform updated its policy and banned some popular gun forums. By and March 21, 2018, 6:23 PM EDT Updated on March 21, 2018, 6:50 PM EDT Several popular firearms-related communities were removed from link-sharing site Reddit on Wednesday after an update to the company’s policies.
“As of March 21, 2018, we have made a new addition to our content policy forbidding transactions for certain classes of goods and services,” a Reddit spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Moving forward, we are prohibiting transactions that are either illicit or strictly controlled. Communities focused on such transactions and users who attempt to conduct them will be banned from the site.”
The policy impacted pages, known as subreddits, which discussed firearms, ammunition, explosives, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, stolen goods, personal information, paid services involving physical sexual contact and falsified documents. |
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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:55 PM Author: well-lubricated costumed plaza If you watch enough liveleak videos you can get the gist of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3924749&forum_id=2#35657510) |