GOOGLE Bans Max Blumenthal's Video
Max Blumenthal's video has been banned from Google's youtube.
Here's the story from JTA plus a link to the offending video.
It's crazy. What is GOOGLE thinking?
Also, see Ha'aretz on youtube issue.
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Seems like the older Google gets the more easily it bows to pressure.
June 19, 2009 7:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
It seems to be the inevitable result of having to answer to a board of directors, stockholders, and 'the market.'
June 19, 2009 8:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
What does the acronym JTA signify? Their 'about' tab doesn't provide an actual 'name' or 'title.'
June 19, 2009 8:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
fka Jewish Correspondence Bureau
June 19, 2009 10:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
"It's crazy. What is GOOGLE thinking?"
Any theories?
Do you think any Jews were involved in the decision, or would that be a racist suggestion you wouldn't stoop to?
June 19, 2009 9:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Also from JTA, an article on what certainly appears to be racism by Jews...
http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/18/1005984/mass-converts-pose-dilemma-for-latin-american-jews
...Until you remember that Jews have been historically oppressed so it's not really racism. Although, since Latin Americans are historically oppressed, DOES this count as racism?
Can you enlighten us as to the rules of racism again?
June 19, 2009 10:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's nothing. Check out this from the Times on the Syrian community Edict.
And so the rabbis turned to the heart of the matter: matrimony. Most American Jewish communities in those days (and many today) viewed intermarriage as a taboo. Conversion, however, was a loophole. The Edict intended to close that loophole. It proclaimed, “No male or female member of our community has the right to intermarry with non-Jews; this law covers conversion, which we consider to be fictitious and valueless.
...
In addition to the strictures imposed by the Edict in instances of proposed intermarriage, any outsider who wants to marry into a Syrian family — even a fellow Jew — is subject to thorough genealogical investigation. That means producing proof, going back at least three generations and attested to by an Orthodox rabbi, of the candidates’ kosher bona fides. This disqualifies the vast majority of American Jews, who have no such proof. “We won’t take them — not even if we go back three or four generations
Amazing stuff.
June 20, 2009 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Can you enlighten us as to the rules of racism again?"
very simple: racism is when the other person does it.
June 20, 2009 5:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
didn't find any link at JTA.
anyone have the vimeo link?
June 19, 2009 10:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
http://vimeo.com/5221492
June 19, 2009 10:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
thanks.
June 19, 2009 11:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's the point-- Google isn't "thinking." They have zillions of videos on YouTube. It's done by an algorithm.
I doubt they even watched the video to see the content. "They" just looked at the number of people who flagged it as offensive and pulled it. For all they know, Blumenthal is another Aryan memorabilia collector who likes to post his rants about the ZOG.
My guess is you'll see it reposted if enough people complain to YouTube. There's no conspiracy here. Sorry to disappoint you folks.
June 20, 2009 12:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
You shouldn't have added the snarky "apology"; you provided useful info about the algorithm which most of us weren't aware of. Thanks for that.
June 20, 2009 5:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
RE: "It's crazy. What is GOOGLE thinking?"
SEE: "ADL, YouTube launch partnership to fight video abuse", Dec. 14, 2008, By MAX SOCOL, "THE JERUSALEM POST"
(EXCERPT) The Anti-Defamation League announced Sunday its recent expansion into the world of YouTube, the on-line video-sharing site.
The US-based advocacy group has officially partnered with the digital media powerhouse in an effort to combat hate speech and other forms of abuse...
ENTIRE ARTICLE - http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1228728196431
June 21, 2009 4:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm guessing they will shelter behind the 'do no harm' argument, but by acting this way I think they have just drawn attention to the cause. Probably a poor decision in the longer game.
March 20, 2010 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
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So much with the freedom of speech and expression online. I still don't understand why Google banned this content, was it a threat the the users' safety? Even so, most of us have antivirus and antispyware software, there are ways to stay safe online, banning content is not the best call...
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