The fake Copyright Block got released shortly after I contacted @TeamYouTube
Not sure if it was their intervention that got it lifted but I just got an email saying it was no longer blocked.pic.twitter.com/AWbSRGKR5r
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Like you said, "Public discourse in the u.s. is being privatized and you have no protections. So it's clear debate is going away, authoritarianism is on the rise..."