Dialogue with Sen. Lieberman on terrorism videos
Last week, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) contacted us to voice his concerns about seeing videos from several Islamic terrorist organizations on YouTube. We appreciated our dialogue with Senator Lieberman and his staff and wanted to explain to the YouTube community how we responded to his concerns.
First, some background: hundreds of thousands of videos are uploaded to YouTube every day. Because it is not possible to pre-screen this much content, we have developed an innovative and reliable community policing system that involves our users in helping us enforce YouTube's standards. Millions of users report potential violations of our Community Guidelines by selecting the "Flag" link while watching videos.
Senator Lieberman's staff identified numerous videos that they believed violated YouTube's Community Guidelines. In response to his concerns, we examined and ended up removing a number of videos from the site, primarily because they depicted gratuitous violence, advocated violence, or used hate speech. Most of the videos, which did not contain violent or hate speech content, were not removed because they do not violate our Community Guidelines.
Senator Lieberman stated his belief, in a letter sent today, that all videos mentioning or featuring these groups should be removed from YouTube -- even legal nonviolent or non-hate speech videos. While we respect and understand his views, YouTube encourages free speech and defends everyone's right to express unpopular points of view. We believe that YouTube is a richer and more relevant platform for users precisely because it hosts a diverse range of views, and rather than stifle debate we allow our users to view all acceptable content and make up their own minds. Of course, users are always free to express their disagreement with a particular video on the site, by leaving comments or their own response video. That debate is healthy.
We appreciate Senator Lieberman alerting us to videos that violated our policies -- and encourage our users to continue to do the same through the flagging tool. And while we disagree with him about the details of our policies, we respect his views and thank him for giving us the chance to respond to his concerns.
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curious about his "about face" on major political issues since he converted to independent
Thank You YouTube! You have made my day! :) Thank goodness somebody still can think and act outside the box.
Thank You YouTube! You have made my day! :) Thank goodness somebody still can think and act outside the box.
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La semana pasada, el Senador Joe Lieberman (I-CT) en contacto con nosotros para expresar su preocupación por ver vídeos de varias organizaciones terroristas islámicas en YouTube. Apreciamos nuestro diálogo con el senador Lieberman y su personal y que querían explicar a la comunidad YouTube la forma en que respondió a sus preocupaciones.
En primer lugar, algunos antecedentes: cientos de miles de videos son subidos a YouTube todos los días. Porque no es posible antes de la gran pantalla de este contenido, hemos desarrollado un innovador y fiable sistema de policía comunitaria que involucra a nuestros usuarios a ayudarnos a hacer cumplir las normas de YouTube. Millones de usuarios potenciales violaciónes informe de las directrices de nuestra comunidad, seleccionando la opción "Marca" mientras ve vídeos.
Senador Lieberman del personal identificado numerosos videos que a su juicio violan la YouTube Directrices comunitarias. En respuesta a sus inquietudes, hemos examinado y terminó eliminando una serie de videos del sitio, sobre todo porque representa la violencia gratuita, abogó por la violencia, o se utilizará la incitación al odio. La mayoría de los videos, que no contienen violencia o la incitación al odio contenido, no se suprimieron porque no violan las directrices de nuestra comunidad.
Senador Lieberman declaró su creencia, en una carta enviada hoy, que todos los vídeos que citan o con estos grupos debe ser eliminado de YouTube - incluso jurídico no-violenta o no incitación al odio vídeos. Al mismo tiempo que respetar y entender sus puntos de vista, YouTube alienta la libertad de expresión y defiende el derecho de todos a expresar impopular puntos de vista. Creemos que YouTube es una más rica y más pertinentes de plataforma para los usuarios, precisamente porque alberga una amplia gama de opiniones, y en lugar de sofocar el debate, nos permitimos a nuestros usuarios para ver todos los contenidos aceptables y hacer sus propias mentes. Por supuesto, los usuarios siempre son libres de expresar su desacuerdo con un vídeo en el sitio, dejando comentarios o su propia respuesta de vídeo. Ese debate es sano.
Agradecemos el senador Lieberman nos alerta a los vídeos que violan nuestras políticas - y animamos a nuestros usuarios a seguir haciendo el mismo pabellón a través de la herramienta. Y mientras estamos en desacuerdo con él sobre los detalles de nuestras políticas, respetamos sus opiniones y le damos las gracias por darnos la oportunidad de responder a sus inquietudes.
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Thank you, YouTube, for standing up to that neocon war-starter Senator Lieberman. If Lieberman wants to end terrorism, he needs to quit authorizing it
Lieberman is a sorry apologist for the Likud party. I think he's got his priorities mixed up. He's supposed to be representing the US, not Israel, not himself. Hope he loses all his positions on the various committees - he's just a neocon wannabe.
Lieberman's concerns are motivated more by fear than reason. If all it takes to turn a person into a terrorist or "extremist" is a persuasive video on the internet.. Then really, what hope is there for humanity? Compare that negligible risk to the overwhelmingly positive aspects of sites like YouTube, and the answer is obvious. Obvious to rational people anyway.
lieberman is such a dork. doin everything he can to be a vp again...
YouTube: "We disagree with [Senator Lieberman] about the details of our policies."
Based on your 9/10/08 blog post, looks like you don't disagree anymore. :)
Freedom of expression is great and all, but we don't need to allow people who steal others freedoms to express themselves freely....thats a mouthful. What I'm sayin is, if someone is a terrorist then they are not allowing others to be free, so they in turn do not deserve to be free.
Lieberman had good points, but freedom of expression takes precedence.
You cannot legislate freedom by any means. But freedom is not free and what I mean by that is that it cannot just run "amok", as common sense must be applied.
NEW REPORT CITES GROWING THREAT OF HOMEGROWN TERROR
Internet Acts as Catalyst to Radicalization; Counter Messaging Strategy Needed
Last fall, Defense Secretary Robert Gates bluntly observed, “We are miserable at communicating to the rest of the world what we are about as a society and a culture, about freedom and democracy, about our policies and our goals. It is just plain embarrassing that Al Qaeda is better at communicating its message on the Internet than America.”
Straight from the Homeland Security web sight. And these are the shits who control out destiny!? We are all over the fucking world supposedly liberating the ignorant masses so they can open a goddamn Walmart. But the dumb masses are in this country; eight years of terror alerts when in reality one should be more concerned with the risk of driving on the interstate.
The internet is a threat to the established entities of power and that is what concerns our so-called representatives. Our concern should be organizing a truly independent force to counter the established governmental structure because the modern American
government is simply a pseudo democracy controlled by elites. The mentality of people who arrogantly assume they have the god given right to impose their will on every nation of the world while crying about some lame brained jihad propaganda is fucking scary. One word, hypocrisy. If the jihad controlled the US then we would all be strapping on the bombs as well. Open your blinded eyes, you are simply a terrorist whenever you are not in power and you decide to revolt against that power; America was based on this revolt!
Fuck you and every stupid bastard that thinks you have some special American right to freedom. Ignorance of anything breeds prejudice of that thing. This country will see the worst carnage of all history because the masses are to fat and stupid to see the revolution rolling. Greed for Power is the only motive behind the controlling entities. The only way to direct a change away from these controlling entities is through force. So the homegrown terrorist they fear will not be the jihad anymore than it will be the American revolutionary. Our concern should be our governments agenda to make the revolutionary a legally defined terrorist. Wake up you dumb fucks, the momentum is building.
We're expressing OUR OWN freedom when we choose NOT to allow total expression by enemies of our freedom.
Thanks youtube for not allowing hypocrates like liberman,who claim that they are for free speech,yet against it when they dont like it !!He's such an idiot,blood sucking warmonger,ewwwwwww..
While People need help looking for jobs, gas prices, healthcare, prison population problems, etc, this GOP cock sucker and the rest of the house and senate spend thier time attack monveon.org and youtube. what a fucking waste of tax payers dollars on these bozo the clown dick heads. shouldnt he be working on getting the price of gas down, job creation, better education for our kids,. Man this is why people hate washington D.C. these cock suckers do nothing. By the way why wont he spend his time investigating the anthrax attacks that killed american lives, where did that anthrax strain come from? hEY JOE FUCK YOU
"...rather than stifle debate we allow our users to view all acceptable content and make up their own minds."
Liars.
At the bottom of each You Tube page is a link to "Face The Candidates."
And when one surfs to that page, one has the choice of only three!
Yet a simple search on You Tube for videos related to the FOUR candidates reveals an interesting result:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Barack+Obama&search_type=&aq=f
110,000 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hillary+Clinton&search_type=&aq=f
90,900 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+McCain&search_type=&aq=f
30,000 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ron+Paul&search_type=&aq=f
124,000 hits
So the oh-so-open-minded and concerned-for-free-speech gang at You Tube doesn't even feature the candidate with the most videos on it's own site!?
WTF???
Fight on YT. They just want to hide us from the realities of the rest of the world. Liberman really has no priciples anyways, don't bow to that man. He disgusts me on so many levels.
Thank you, Google/YouTube for standing up to that idiot.
Why anyone would listen to the crooks in Washington is beyond me? Google is 100% correct to not censor the internet and should allow the terrorist videos. I have seen some of those videos and it has given me a better understanding of whats going on, without the amateur videos we would all be clueless as to whats really going on over in Iraq. Everyone has to fight crooks like Lieberman to keep the internet a free system.
While People need help looking for jobs, gas prices, healthcare, prison population problems, etc, this GOP cock sucker and the rest of the house and senate spend thier time attack monveon.org and youtube. what a fucking waste of tax payers dollars on these bozo the clown dick heads. shouldnt he be working on getting the price of gas down, job creation, better education for our kids,. Man this is why people hate washington D.C. these cock suckers do nothing. By the way why wont he spend his time investigating the anthrax attacks that killed american lives, where did that anthrax strain come from? hEY JOE FUCK YOU
Kudos to you folks, for sticking to principles. Lieberman is a shameful, foolish character looking to demagogue at your expense.
Free speech is critical for the internet and for democracy, and the two are intertwined: It's heartening to see a "big fish" like youtube taking it's gatekeeper role seriously in that context.
Why even remove a single one of these videos?
Every single one of them should fall under the political speech and as such are protected by the constitution from the governments efforts to suppress them
The government can't prohibit them.
That being said
Why did you remove the 80 odd videos?
Or do you reserve for yourself the right to censor political speech?
"If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society." --Kim Campbell
You go Google! Don't give in. Even if it means standing up for all the cowardly and idiotic Americans who bow down to manipulated fear manufactured by the Republicans which has allowed people like Lieberman to strip away rights granted to every American. Those Americans aren't worth the scumm on my shoe, BUT the fight for what is right is worth everything. Do no evil? No, do what is right!
The fact that Lieberman wants to violate the first amendment (!) just proves that he's not an Independent, he's a Republican (sorry classic Republicans like Ron Paul, but you let this happen to your party and that is what Republicans are now). Anyone who votes for this fool in his reelection is not paying attention.
I certainly hope that this attempt of his to violate free speech, and on the Internet (even worse), is prominently featured when he runs for reelection!
"If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society." --Kim Campbell
"...rather than stifle debate we allow our users to view all acceptable content and make up their own minds."
Liars.
At the bottom of each You Tube page is a link to "Face The Candidates."
And when one surfs to that page, one has the choice of only three!
Yet a simple search on You Tube for videos related to the FOUR candidates reveals an interesting result:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Barack+Obama&search_type=&aq=f
110,000 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hillary+Clinton&search_type=&aq=f
90,900 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+McCain&search_type=&aq=f
30,000 hits
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ron+Paul&search_type=&aq=f
124,000 hits
So the oh-so-open-minded and concerned-for-free-speech gang at You Tube doesn't even feature the candidate with the most videos on it's own site!?
WTF???
Why anyone would listen to the crooks in Washington is beyond me? Google is 100% correct to not censor the internet and should allow the terrorist videos. I have seen some of those videos and it has given me a better understanding of whats going on, without the amateur videos we would all be clueless as to whats really going on over in Iraq. Everyone has to fight crooks like Lieberman to keep the internet a free system.
"If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society." --Kim Campbell
Free Speech YouTube/Google? Obviously only when your pocketbook isn't involved. You have absolutely no problem censoring Google in China!!! Oh, but then again, you make money from that! I guess if terrorist videos cost you money, you wouldn't be so quick to fly the "free speech" flag.
Bottom Line: choose a policy and stick to it!
"If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society." --Kim Campbell
Hey censorship-haters: where's the outrage about the 80 videos they DID remove? ... Anyone supporting YouTube on anti-censorship grounds that isn't outraged about the 80 videos they did remove is being hypocritical and unfair.
Why even remove a single one of these videos?
Every single one of them should fall under the political speech and as such are protected by the constitution from the governments efforts to suppress them
The government can't prohibit them.
That being said
Why did you remove the 80 odd videos?
Or do you reserve for yourself the right to censor political speech?
I have no idea why my comments triple posted... Could a mod delete this and the extra posts?
I have no idea why my comments triple posted... Could a mod delete this and the extra posts?
The site has propaganda by another terrorist group which is Banned in the US, EU and India called the LTTE. Most videos are racist and talks about the plight of the Tamil people but incites violence. I don't agree with violence of any sort. Either by a government or a terrorist organisation. These videos should not be allowed because it demeans another race while glorifying another.
I sent the following to my Senators and Reps, in support of youtube and freedom of press. I suggest you all who support leaving the content alone, do the same!
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Message sent to the following recipients:
Senator Casey
Senator Specter
Representative Platts
President
Subject: STOP LIEBERMAN'S ATTACK ON FREE SPEECH AND PRESS!
Sen. Joe Lieberman wants to start regulating news content. I agree and I
understand that the terrorist videos are offensive, and are used as a
political device by those who author them, BUT, there are very good
reasons to not attempt to regulate the media.
1) Constitutional freedom of press. By passing regulations concerning
what type of information can be reported, we will be producing the same
kind of filtered and censored news content that we historically have
bashed China for.
2) Constitutional Freedom of speech. No one wants to hear about our right
to freedom of speech anymore, but its fact. We have this Constitutional
right.
3) I hate the terrorists as much as anyone does... but point blank, I
WANT to know what the other side is doing as much as I want to know what
our side is doing. Its information.
4) Why wouldnt you want the world to see the terrorists in all the
disgusting, lowlife, vulgar, stone-age, pathetic glory? Their videos show
them for what they are, and they help maintain support for the battles
against these people. I, for one, would have probably lost my support for
this ongoing ordeal in the middle east, except I had the opportunity to
see the other side for what they are.
5) And finally, if google/youtube doesnt allow them posted, or you get a
law against US-based sites hosting these videos, someone else will, and do
you know what that means? Someone in ANOTHER COUNTRY, AGAIN GETTING
bussiness, profit from something that USED to be American territory.
STOP forcing internet business overseas by trying to regulate US-based
content.
The United States government is going to have to learn to start trusting
the American people to decide for themselves. USA started trying to
legislate ethics with prohibition of perverse sexual acts, then alcohol,
then drugs, and historically each time, has been a complete failure, and
now some want to legislate what we are allowed to see and hear from around
the world! Please do not allow this to go any further.
northshore83: "It doesn't seem like any of those who are against censorship have anything to say regarding the terrorist videos themselves." - Answer: Because that’s irrelevant. Its not about the specific videos or agreeing or disagreeing with the content. The argument would have been the same no matter the beliefs or convictions expressed in the videos. You cannot pick and choose here. Youtube provides several ways one can respond to a video. Use those instead if you feel so strongly about certain videos.
The strategy should not be to remove those videos - it should be to respond intelligently to them with enlightened videos........We cant hide from reality.
.....We need to be aware of the turmoil that portions of society faces that make them react this way - perhaps we can help them.....But hiding and closing our eyes is not the answer......Perhaps many tragedies from the past could have been avoided if we had allowed them to express themselves, then reacted in a persuasive manner with counter arguments.
........................
They will just find another outlet to express themselves, so we never get to the root of the problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY77NJ5oJzQ
YOUTUBE SUPPORTS MURDER.
I completely support YouTube/Google in this; free speech means free speech. The answer to terrorism is not to suppress their expressions but to answer them. This is where America is supposed to be wiser than totalitarian regimes so let's do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY77NJ5oJzQ
YOUTUBE SUPPORTS MURDER.
You (Youtube) respond so fast in deleting videos when you are getting sued by Viacom, but when we see United States soldiers being executed you let the videos pass by.
There are many videos that include such violence and hate that have been up for weeks!
It doesn't seem like any of those who are against censorship have anything to say regarding the terrorist videos themselves. They are passionate about the freedom of speech but are silent about the limits of terrorist activities. If our country has designated al-Qaeda a terrorist group then how much of a difference is there between permitting them to recruit on this privately owned forum and recruiting at a privately owned building? Would you object to the al-Qaeda representatives being prevented from staging a fundraiser or recruitment meeting in your home town? I'm not saying there is a simple way to filter those videos; it's just important to see them for what they are.
Lieberman's concerns are motivated more by fear than reason. If all it takes to turn a person into a terrorist or "extremist" is a persuasive video on the internet.. Then really, what hope is there for humanity? Compare that negligible risk to the overwhelmingly positive aspects of sites like YouTube, and the answer is obvious. Obvious to rational people anyway.
Everything Lieberman does is politically motivated. I know, because he represents me in Connecticut. Interestingly, former Democrat (the dems through him out)now so called independent, Lieberman never is in our state anymore, because he's been too busy campaigning for his RepubliCON buddy, old man McCain. Attacking YouTube is just Joe doing what he does best -stay in the national spotlight because he believes he has such a pretty-boy face!
Fungi008, You want your government to protect you? With censorship? The comments hear are jaw-dropping. We can censor ourselves, thank you. We don't need some idiot Senator like Lie-berman doing it for me or my family. Gotta take the bad with the good. I like freedom. It comes with responsibility, however.
Good response You Tube :-)
I'm glad to see Youtube standing up for free speech and the civil liberties of netizens!
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for
people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
-Noam Chomsky
This generation would never survive WWII
I'm all for freedom of speech. That's a right every American citizen enjoys. It DOES NOT mean every two bit thug and terrorist around the world shares that right. Not at all. When these people blow up a building your mother was working in .. maybe you'll think differently.
Of course then .. it will be too late.
I sent the following to my Senators and Reps, in support of youtube and freedom of press. I suggest you all who support leaving the content alone, do the same!
============
Message sent to the following recipients:
Senator Casey
Senator Specter
Representative Platts
President
Subject: STOP LIEBERMAN'S ATTACK ON FREE SPEECH AND PRESS!
Sen. Joe Lieberman wants to start regulating news content. I agree and I
understand that the terrorist videos are offensive, and are used as a
political device by those who author them, BUT, there are very good
reasons to not attempt to regulate the media.
1) Constitutional freedom of press. By passing regulations concerning
what type of information can be reported, we will be producing the same
kind of filtered and censored news content that we historically have
bashed China for.
2) Constitutional Freedom of speech. No one wants to hear about our right
to freedom of speech anymore, but its fact. We have this Constitutional
right.
3) I hate the terrorists as much as anyone does... but point blank, I
WANT to know what the other side is doing as much as I want to know what
our side is doing. Its information.
4) Why wouldnt you want the world to see the terrorists in all the
disgusting, lowlife, vulgar, stone-age, pathetic glory? Their videos show
them for what they are, and they help maintain support for the battles
against these people. I, for one, would have probably lost my support for
this ongoing ordeal in the middle east, except I had the opportunity to
see the other side for what they are.
5) And finally, if google/youtube doesnt allow them posted, or you get a
law against US-based sites hosting these videos, someone else will, and do
you know what that means? Someone in ANOTHER COUNTRY, AGAIN GETTING
bussiness, profit from something that USED to be American territory.
STOP forcing internet business overseas by trying to regulate US-based
content.
The United States government is going to have to learn to start trusting
the American people to decide for themselves. USA started trying to
legislate ethics with prohibition of perverse sexual acts, then alcohol,
then drugs, and historically each time, has been a complete failure, and
now some want to legislate what we are allowed to see and hear from around
the world! Please do not allow this to go any further.
Oh, that's rich, YouTube/Google! You really stood up for our free speech, right? How about free speech in China, where Google is only too happy to comply with government request that it censors, ah pardon me, "filters" search results for references for, say, Falun Gong and independence movement for Tibet in the search results? I guess they really speak truth to power there, too? Or the privilege of reaping profits in a vast market that China is outweighs the feigned concerns for the free speech? Ii is hypocrisy at its purest form. As to the other commenters who seem to labor under the delusion that the dreaded "Neo-Cons", the "Jewish lobby", etc. are at work on YouTube pushing their agenda - suck it up, fellows: it's free speech for you.
Nice to Google/YouTube not giving in.
We were at least assured that the videos in the letter which were removed were actually violating the terms of use and guidelines...
As others have rightly pointed out, Lieberman is a warmonger who doesn't mind a million dead Iraqis, and would love to start a war against Iran for the benefit, I suppose, of the Israelis.
Why isn't his cheerleading for wars considered hate speech? Is it because the victims are primarily Muslims?
Leiberman is a religious fanatic and instinctive fascist. If this guy is a disciple of Thomas Jefferson & James Madison then Paris Hilton must be the reincarnation of Aristotle.
Lieberman is entitled to follow the Torah or whatever he wants, of course, but he shouldn’t be entitled to use the Bill of Rights as toilet paper while he tries to foment religious wars around the world.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/05/06/reid/
Please tell phony Joe to go blow.
Al Queda's stated mission is to kill Americans. And in the past 18 months, they have been expanding their message online in alarming ways. ...
I expect the government to protect me. If Al Queda is recruiting in America -- either on the streets or online -- then it should be stopped, right? I think we all agree with that... And so I think YouTube has this moral obligation, as a company staffed by many patriotic Americans, to help protect this country we all like quite a bit. ...
Why does the virtual community support al Qaeda-branded messages that every physical community in the U.S. would ban in a heartbeat?
All of you people talking bad about the senator are all wrong if there is a video on you tube telling how to make bombs or showing a bomb going off for the purpose of the Islamic extremists jihad well I have to agree with him because I have personally seen videos like that and I would be very happy if they took them off. I don't see whats so wrong about that.
i do respect senator's thought and would like to bring forth my solution to terrorism to mr senator and youtube, which is discussed in my video. I request to help me to spread words against terrorism
There is definitely some horrific video coming out of the conflicts in the middle east. I was part of a workshop that discussed how sites like YouTube could deal with these images in ways that respected the first amendment, as well as various community standards. Some notes on that are at http://war.archival.tv/workshop/.
Thank You YouTube!
You have made my day! :)
Thank goodness somebody still can think and act outside the box.
I agree with youtube, fascism is beginning to become a popular belief among politicians and corporate America. Youtube provides a platform for people to voice their opinions and counter those opinions they disagree with. Suppressing somebodies views is not only anti-American, it's also stupid to think we should all have the same opinions.
I consider Lieberman’s cheerleading for a war against Iran hate speech and advocating violence. So lets say its all in the eye of the beholder.
Secondly, censorship is something we associate with dictatorships, totalitarian and oppressive regimes. And for good reason. I understand it fits in Lieberman’s philosophy but it (censorship) conflicts with a healthy free society.
The call for censorship also displays disdain for the general public. A lack of trust for the peoples capability to make their own deductions and assessments.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Thank you for showing some courage here, YouTube. You will get a lot of hate mail and rage thrown at you by the right-wing blogosphere, because unfortunately a large part of the country now thinks that free speech is "appeasement" or "anti-American". Please ignore the mouthbreathers and continue to stand by your principles.
We also hope that you will exhibit similar courage in dealing with censorship requests from China, Saudi Arabia, and other totalitarian countries.
Al Queda's stated mission is to kill Americans. And in the past 18 months, they have been expanding their message online in alarming ways. ...
I expect the government to protect me. If Al Queda is recruiting in America -- either on the streets or online -- then it should be stopped, right? I think we all agree with that... And so I think YouTube has this moral obligation, as a company staffed by many patriotic Americans, to help protect this country we all like quite a bit. ...
Why does the virtual community support al Qaeda-branded messages that every physical community in the U.S. would ban in a heartbeat?
Sen Lieberman is a habitual complainer. If the truth be known, YouTube which is owned by Google has been engaged in very damning discrimination in favor of Jews. Many videos that simply tell the truth have been censored due to the immense pressure Jews as a group could put on an organization. The Best example is a YouTube video where former Congressman Paul Findley discusses Israel's control on American foreign policy was removed from YouTube and is now back with a note on the video stating that it was censored. Another best example is a YouTube video called. I read somewhere that when you attempt to prevent the truth from coming out, you only help in spreading it further. Lieberman a very dedicated and emotional Zionist Jew would rather see the entire Internet go away. Via the Internet, average folks such as myself are now able to opine where others could have access to it. Lieberman would rather keep the status quo where the media is owned by Jews almost in its entirety in most western countries, and via that most prized possession, the media are able to tilt public opinion in their favor. People of integrity and conscience need to rise up and tell the Lieberman's that they had a free and unfettered ride on dispenses misinformation for decades. Perhaps due to the blessed Internet, our turn has arrived to balance the lies with truth
Youtube should look at all the naked women icons currently on it......and its 655 at night here on the east coast. Thanks.
A petty little man, doing petty little things in a petty little way. YouTube does not have to be a partner, willing or not, in Sen. Lieberman's fight for relavance in a world that leaves him farther behind every day.
The man lost the ability to dance with the one's what brung him a long time ago. YouTube does not have to dance with him. He, and his chief of staff, Dan Gerstner, are only looking for a few cheap headines. Going after content on YouTube is their strategy. Don't be a part of their cheap and shoddy brand of politics.
As others have rightly pointed out, Lieberman is a warmonger who doesn't mind a million dead Iraqis, and would love to start a war against Iran for the benefit, I suppose, of the Israelis.
Why isn't his cheerleading for wars considered hate speech? Is it because the victims are primarily Muslims?
Leiberman is a religious fanatic and instinctive fascist. If this guy is a disciple of Thomas Jefferson & James Madison then Paris Hilton must be the reincarnation of Aristotle.
Lieberman is entitled to follow the Torah or whatever he wants, of course, but he shouldn’t be entitled to use the Bill of Rights as toilet paper while he tries to foment religious wars around the world.
Please tell phony Joe to go blow.
So I take it that videos like this are appropriate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY77NJ5oJzQ
Didn't know that videotaped killing/the glorification thereof was considered protected speech.
As others have rightly pointed out, Lieberman is a warmonger who doesn't mind a million dead Iraqis, and would love to start a war against Iran for the benefit, I suppose, of the Israelis.
Why isn't his cheerleading for wars considered hate speech? Is it because the victims are primarily Muslims?
Leiberman is a religious fanatic and instinctive fascist. If this guy is a disciple of Thomas Jefferson & James Madison then Paris Hilton must be the reincarnation of Aristotle.
Lieberman is entitled to follow the Torah or whatever he wants, of course, but he shouldn’t be entitled to use the Bill of Rights as toilet paper while he tries to foment religious wars around the world.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/05/06/reid/
Please tell phony Joe to go blow.
A petty little man, doing petty little things in a petty little way. YouTube does not have to be a partner, willing or not, in Sen. Lieberman's fight for relavance in a world that leaves him farther behind every day.
The man lost the ability to dance with the one's what brung him a long time ago. YouTube does not have to dance with him. He, and his chief of staff, Dan Gerstner, are only looking for a few cheap headines. Going after content on YouTube is their strategy. Don't be a part of their cheap and shoddy brand of politics.
It's interesting to me that youtube has decided remove these videos when there has been considerable press on anti-Islamic films being present on youtube and there has not been any effort to remove them, despite the fact they contain "hate speech". My prime example is he Geert Wilders film "Fitna" which is available on youtube right now which has both received a great deal of press and outrage from Muslims across the world. This film is chock full of anti-Islamic hate speech and yet because it agrees with the Western mentality of labeling Muslims as terrorists, it persists on youtube. While my personal belief is that youtube should not remove Islamic terrorist organization videos or "Fitna" just based on the fact they contain hate speech because it threatens the free exchange of ideas, I would appreciate it if youtube was consistent in their censorship philosophies. I would hope that youtube and google don't favor the opinions of a US senator over its users who have made it what it is today.
Today, most mainstream media propagate biased reporting. Therefore increasing number of people have stopped watching mainstream news and turn to Youtube to receive unbiased reporting. If Youtube begins censoring and gives into the pressure exerted by a war-hungry US senator then I guarantee that just like the mainstream media, people will turn their back on Youtube and find another video website which promotes free speech. The term ‘terrorism’ has become so vague that any ideology that is not in agreement with the Neo-con or Zionist principles is labeled terrorism. Youtube let the people decide if a video is inappropriate and not the government.
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.” -Herbert Hoover
Thank you for continuing to stick up for our rights, Youtube. :]
suck it, lieberman
Liberman's a joke, but how about you ask Mark Bunker about how YouTube supports Free Speech.
fuck lieberman
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