Monday, 28 June 2021

YouTube permanently bans Right Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch archives notable statements and claims by conspiracy theorists, bigots and other right-wing outlets. Today YouTube banned its channel permanently, citing "repeated violations of our Community Guidelines". It subsequently denied an appeal.

The irony is that Right Wing Watch is being penalized for material it archives, but much of the material is from far-right YouTube accounts that are not penalized for it. — Read the rest