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Primary source documentary filmmaker. Work featured in Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winning films. Editor-in-chief @n2sreports http://imdb.com/name/nm6336785/ 

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    Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

    Within minutes of @YouTube's announcement of a new purge it appears they caught my outlet, which documents activism and extremism, in the crossfire. I was just notified my entire channel has been demonetized. I am a journalist whose work there is used in dozens of documentaries.pic.twitter.com/HscG2S4dWh

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      2. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Youtube says "our team of policy specialists carefully looked over the videos you’ve uploaded to your channel News2Share. We found that a significant portion of your channel is not in line with our YouTube Partner Program policies." As you'll see in the next tweet, that's wrong.pic.twitter.com/nvZ4ZXysbQ

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      3. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Youtube sent me only two specific videos that they've taken down. 1st is a video of @JasonRCharter and other #Antifa activists confronting a Holocaust denier. While it's true that the Holocaust denier says Holocaust-denier-stuff, this is raw vid documenting him being shut down.pic.twitter.com/t8Sk9Thqrg

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      4. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        The only other one flagged was raw video of a speech given by Mike Peinovich "Enoch." While unpleasant, this documentation is essential research for history. Indeed, this exact footage was used in a PBS documentary I associate produced, which MLKIII presented at the premiere.pic.twitter.com/O5p1tPoFnH

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      5. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        My similar footage of Richard Spencer, which actually came directly after the Enoch speech, was used in @Deeyah_Khan's Emmy-winning film "White Right: Meeting the Enemy." Youtube and big tech censorship of journalists provides cover to the people they claim they're opposing.pic.twitter.com/9Sz4NLVN4B

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      6. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Several days worth of my footage, including from the same event as the Enoch video, were used in the New York Time's documentary "How an Alt-Right Leader Lied to Climb the Ranks."https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000005394012/eli-mosley-alt-right.html …

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      7. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I have countless further examples, but I'll wrap by saying that the @DocumentHate series on @PBS with @ACInvestigates / @propublica also relies on my footage, which is accessible via that @Youtube channel.https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/documenting-hate-charlottesville/credits/ …

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      8. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        This attack on independent journalists who film/track extremism is not without precedent. @sandibachom has been banned from Twitter twice for covering right-wing groups, where Twitter accused her of posting "hate symbols" that she documented.

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      9. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Facebook is no different. @splcenter once cited me: "Journalist Ford Fischer of News2Share asked Kessler on a video livestream what he thought about people calling him a fascist and Nazi." The link to that livestream is now dead; Facebook killed it.https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/08/12/jason-kessler-and-unite-right-2-crew-arrive-dc-aboard-special-subway-train …

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      10. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Youtube claims that "We recognize some of this content has value to researchers and NGOs looking to understand hate in order to combat it, and we are exploring options to make it available to them in the future." https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/06/our-ongoing-work-to-tackle-hate.html …pic.twitter.com/1rKItT0Miy

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      11. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        "Some videos could remain up because they discuss topics like pending legislation, aim to condemn or expose hate, or provide analysis of current events." So far, @YouTube has not lived up to that. My work was used in in "Breaking Hate" with @cpicciolini, from that channel.pic.twitter.com/6VrlelYFyf

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      12. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        My Youtube channel is a hub for research and resources for filmmakers. You can see the dozens and dozens of projects, mainstream and indie and all places in between (like @vice) that use my work. Deleting history and news that researchers need... is badhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm6336785/ 

        5 replies 127 retweets 968 likes
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      13. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Independent content creators already struggle with being paid for their labor, and demonetization has been a huge detriment - but applied video-by-video. Removing it from the entire channel is a huge blow to someone like me. @YouTube, do better.

        8 replies 121 retweets 908 likes
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      14. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I hate asking for money online, but Patreon will be more critical now that my work on Youtube will be fruitless financially. I will continue for the service it provides to researchers, documentarians & the public. But it costs money to film, and to live.https://patreon.com/fordfischer 

        16 replies 131 retweets 780 likes
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      15. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I hate to say it, but @minds is the only social media platform I trust to never do this kind of censorship/demonetization. These situations are what make new platforms popular. Join me there and you can rest assured we'll be safe.https://www.minds.com/register?referrer=fordfischer …

        23 replies 106 retweets 698 likes
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      16. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Well today has been weird so far.pic.twitter.com/ouOHkhvIkJ

        12 replies 40 retweets 711 likes
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      17. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted TeamYouTube

        Jesus F’ing Christ @YouTube. This all happened because of @scrowder. YT is claiming they’ll remonetize him if he just removes a tee-shirt he sells with a homophobic slur on it. @TeamYouTube, can you give me narrow, precise instructions like this?https://twitter.com/teamyoutube/status/1136356046887313408?s=21 …

        Ford Fischer added,

        TeamYouTubeVerified account @TeamYouTube
        Replying to @gaywonk @YouTube
        To clarify, in order to reinstate monetization on this channel, he will need to remove the link to his T-shirts.
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      18. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I want to clarify for the record that this is not @gaywonk's fault, and I don't want people harassing him for what happened to me. Youtube did the purge / censoring / demonetization perhaps in response to him, but these byproducts and errors on their part were @youtube, not him.

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      19. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted

        Youtube is providing cover for the very people they claim to be combatting when they cast a wide net that removes every kind of content creator. When Youtube demonetizes @scrowder and I in the same purge, they create a false equivalence. https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1136363165476937729 …

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      20. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted Lefty-Desiree McLefty Face, Antifa Paparazzi

        I agree with ... "Lefty-Desiree McLeftyFace Slaps back w Milkshakes" (yes, that's the actual name of the verified account I'm citing here). @YouTube is at fault here. People from every side will push them to action. The action was theirs.https://twitter.com/TinaDesireeBerg/status/1136365883071258624 …

        Ford Fischer added,

        Lefty-Desiree McLefty Face, Antifa PaparazziVerified account @TinaDesireeBerg
        Replying to @oldandfleeting @TheOGTurTleGG and 3 others
        Put blame where it is due. On YouTube and Google. The corporate masters. This isn’t the first time they have done this. They are terrible partners and should not be trusted.
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      21. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted Alejandro Alvarez

        Ya I probably should have told my partner at @N2Sreports @aletweetsnews that everything is on fire and we're in the center of a political online shitshow.https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1136366413793374208 …

        Ford Fischer added,

        Alejandro AlvarezVerified account @aletweetsnews
        Hey guys off the grid for a day what's up - YouTube did what now? To who now? ...I should probably give @FordFischer a call. pic.twitter.com/Buk2twR9O6
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      22. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Just to bring the irony of this whole situation into perspective, @voxdotcom is considered the pressure at @YouTube to do this. Here's an article by Vox that uses my work. Clearly, they wouldn't have wanted YT to go after someone like me. Right?https://www.vox.com/2018/8/12/17681558/unite-the-right-dc-metro-private-train-cars-vienna-foggy-bottom …

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      23. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        "Documentary channel News2Share, which primarily published footage of anti-Trump protests, was also demonetized."https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/youtube-block-discriminatory-content …

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      24. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        “I don’t have any salary whatsoever. I live in DC and travel the country covering activism because I think it’s important — especially in this political moment — to have raw documentation of everything that goes on” said Ford Fischer. via @LibertarianBluehttps://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/05/youtube-cuts-off-conservative-independent-journalists-after-vox-outrage-campaign/# …

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      25. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted TeamYouTube

        I just want to put this here to note that I'm still waiting to hear from @TeamYouTube, who did promise to "pass this along for you." They have my email. I want to talk and solve this.https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1136377601679867910 …

        Ford Fischer added,

        TeamYouTubeVerified account @TeamYouTube
        Replying to @dannysullivan
        Thanks for tagging us. @FordFischer We're passing this along for you.
        4 replies 44 retweets 449 likes
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      26. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        "What is rare about News2Share is that they do not push an agenda, which had lead to their recordings being used in multiple documentaries and movies that have won awards" writes @USPoliceProblem.https://americaspoliceproblem.com/2019/06/05/youtube-chose-to-include-independent-news-in-massive-purge/?fbclid=IwAR2U0tIdMnGY5S-y6uD7kzY2KmcUcTjszsAlabA0PXyiXPDKt1GOshxEsM8 …

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      27. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I just want to point out that while @YouTube figures out how to fix the giant mess it made by demonetizing my channel, @Twitter @TwitterDC would come out a hero if they made me @verified. #VerifyFord

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      28. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        bottom line: my @YouTube is about current events for the purpose of understanding them being able to provide critical analysis. That’s what the channel causes. Documentaries and newscasters use it as such every week. Demonetization is shutting down analysis of current events.

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      29. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Ford Fischer Retweeted

        I can’t emphasize enough that nobody with knowledge of this @YouTube situation thinks this was rolled out well. @RiotDoge, an anti fascist who tracks far right stuff, says only one of the 20 channels they track got affected. This was totally misguided. https://twitter.com/riotdoge/status/1136373359762186241?s=21 …

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      30. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        I want to point out that without any comment on the issue between @gaywonk and @scrowder that seems to be the backdrop for this whole issue, both seem to agree that I was a bystander caught in the crossfire. @YouTube goofed no matter who you are.pic.twitter.com/4CQ9cMi381

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      31. Ford Fischer‏Verified account @FordFischer 5 Jun 2019

        Indeed, the ban has already ensnared one undeserving account: Ford Fischer, an independent journalist and co-founder of News2Share. Fischer covers fringe political events, but he is not himself engaged in the kind of behavior YouTube has declared verboten.https://reason.com/2019/06/05/steven-crowder-youtube-carlos-maza-speech-videos/ …

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