One bright spot no matter who wins the election is that the press might return to covering actual, present-day news and spend less time writing dystopian fiction. The public now has been tipped off to the violent unrest that will follow a Hillary Clinton victory, which in the long run might be preferable to the inevitable death of press freedom were Donald Trump to become president.
The Committee to Protect Journalists declares Trump "an unprecedented threat to the rights of journalists” https://t.co/LwdvQuQQgJ
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) October 13, 2016
This is recognizing that a Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history. https://t.co/4G7Ntwifay
— Saqib (@SaqibReports) October 14, 2016
OK, Hillary Clinton can duck journalists for 278 days if it suits her, but freedom of the press is doomed if Trump is elected. Understood. But isn’t anyone concerned that social media platforms like YouTube are at this moment flagging G-rated conservative videos as objectionable?
YouTube put 21 educational videos on "restricted mode" from a channel created by conservative scholar Dennis Prager. https://t.co/9yIuBWpdPW
— Heat Street (@heatstreet) October 12, 2016
Why Is YouTube Censoring 21 Educational Videos From PragerU? @Bre_payton asks. https://t.co/yWKHl3y6Go
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) October 12, 2016
.@YouTube is censoring a @prageru video on abortion, and has placed 20 other videos under "restricted mode." https://t.co/yXhV325TLv
— Live Action (@LiveAction) October 12, 2016
The American Enterprise Institute’s Christina H. Sommers noted Thursday that many of her Factual Feminist videos, as well as 21 entries in Dennis Prager’s PragerU series, have been flagged by YouTube as possibly inappropriate.
Wow! YouTube has classified 19 of my Factual Feminist videos as "potentially objectionable." Did same to @prageru: https://t.co/sXwSOe9Ya7
— Christina Sommers ? (@CHSommers) October 13, 2016
How did so many of my Factual Feminist videos get a "potentially objectionable" rating @YouTube ? pic.twitter.com/QYK140evSr
— Christina Sommers ? (@CHSommers) October 13, 2016
Where are all the people who lost their minds when Tipper Gore wanted records to come with Parental Advisory labels?
Here's the full list of PragerU videos that @YouTube has censored by placing in "restricted mode". https://t.co/xhVOo4b5Hh pic.twitter.com/KUhnWjVivU
— PragerU (@prageru) October 11, 2016
YouTube doesn't restrict Vox's "The racist history of US immigration history" but restricts PragerU's "Is America Racist?" Hmmm….
— PragerU (@prageru) October 11, 2016
YouTube UPDATE: "Do Not Murder"–our sixth video in Ten Commandments series–is now restricted.
— PragerU (@prageru) October 13, 2016
Is this the work of YouTube Heroes, who have the option to serve their country by enlisting in YouTube’s Trusted Flagger Program?
Heroes at work. People forget that system was implemented, the day it was announced.
Expect more bullshit like this.— Triox (@trioxVSstuff) October 13, 2016
Welcome to 21st Century Thought Policing.#Youtube #Twitter Big Brother Shills. only gonna get worse under #HRC.
— ThoughtFelon (@mjmoye) October 13, 2016
So, @YouTube's crowdsourcing censorship unit is going well? https://t.co/pFIPZychtu
— Lance Salyers (@lancesalyers) October 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/Bobcat665/status/786709004168880128
What? They were just doing their part to fight online bullying! Nice diverse group there, by the way.
Fighting online abuse w/ @FeministaJones @TheQuinnspiracy @roseveleth @randileeharper @jamiaw @CCRInitiative @femfreq pic.twitter.com/5xPp3jVL0T
— Jigsaw (@Jigsaw) September 23, 2015
Online abuse is serious business. Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian even appeared before the Broadband Commission Working Group on Gender at the United Nations last fall to address the problem of gendered cyber violence.
That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t explain why Sommers and Prager are being targeted … what could possibly be so objectionable?
YouTube appears to be an equal opportunity offender….when it comes to conservative content. https://t.co/FmZk1DsPwf
— PragerU (@prageru) October 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/jayXstephens/status/786710536524267520
Over 35,000 signatures on our petition to @YouTube! They just added "Do Not Murder" to the restricted list. https://t.co/xhVOo4sH5R
— PragerU (@prageru) October 13, 2016
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'The new infantilization': Students demand Christina H. Sommers appearances come with 'trigger warnings' http://t.co/tBrITDqwYa
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 17, 2015
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