🚨BREAKING🚨
YouTube removed our video of civil liberties champion 's speech against domestic vaccine passports, claiming that it "contradicts expert consensus".
This ought to be a wakeup call that free speech is under severe threat online.
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YouTube removed Davis’ speech, filmed at our conference fringe event, for violating its policy on “medical misinformation” but did not specify what content had breached the rules.
YouTube's claim is potentially libellous - Davis' speech was wholly accurate (and brilliant..!).
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In the censored speech, promoted vaccine benefits but warned that Covid IDs are “illiberal, demanding that we an ordinary British citizen produce our papers to do something which is normal in our daily lives.”
The speech can be viewed here:
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. “This is an outrageous attack on free speech. Throughout the pandemic we've seen blatant attempts by Big Tech to silence opposition voices challenging the conventional wisdom. This episode serves as a further example of the worrying trend of strangling free speech"
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"My speech at conference was carefully researched, wholly accurate & backed up with the latest scientific evidence.
"Govnt must stop the erosion of free speech online. That starts with looking again at the wholly inadequate proposals in the Online Safety Bill” -
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"The unambiguous attempt by YouTube to censor my speech is a warning.
"If YouTube is happy to attempt to silence elected Members of Parliament, then they are also happy to censor anyone uploading content to their services." -
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Govnt is doing nothing to tackle online censorship but will make the problem worse by clamping down on lawful speech in its new Online Safety Bill.
describes it as "nothing but a censor’s charter that hands more power to these unaccountable Silicon Valley giants."
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“The removal of brilliant speech at our civil liberties event is a serious act of censorship from a platform with a growing track record of clamping down on free speech.
"YouTube has become increasingly intolerant of discussion around the pandemic" -
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UPDATE: YouTube has reinstated 's speech against Covid IDs without explanation or notification to us, after media attention. It was down for two days.
We have the means to fight back, but not everyone does. Free speech online is in peril.
In future it's better to put all your videos up on Rumble where they will not be censored.
The only solution is to leave YouTube completely.
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I agree that it shouldn't have been censored. Unless censoring it on the ground that it's utter bullshit is justifiable.
Because it is.
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They tried it on then realised they hadnt a legal leg to stand on
I wld urge anyone with the means to take on YT FB Twitter for censorship
It only takes 1 win
Its not about disagreeing or agreeing
Its about the choice to
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We’re aiming to set up an additional, alternative network which does not depend upon social media or similar online apps. CB Radio is a truly free platform.
Any publicity you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
I do agree your POV [with which I disagree] shouldn’t be censored. But it was censored by a bot programmed to remove anti-vax content, & removal was confirmed by a human who simply wouldn’t have had time to watch the whole vid to confirm it didn’t promote horse de-wormer…
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YouTube censored @DavidDavisMP ridiculing vaccine passports
#NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere
#COVID1984
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