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In May 2009, a group of liberal prankster vandals have gamed YouTube with a "Porn Day" campaign. They have managed to upload thousands of explicit videos which now shows up in search results and picture thumbs. It could take a couple of days for all porn to be removed from the search results, said parent company Google. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10245847-83.html?tag=newsFeaturedBlogArea.0 YouTube battling 'Porn Day' campaign] CNet News, May 20, 2009</ref> | In May 2009, a group of liberal prankster vandals have gamed YouTube with a "Porn Day" campaign. They have managed to upload thousands of explicit videos which now shows up in search results and picture thumbs. It could take a couple of days for all porn to be removed from the search results, said parent company Google. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10245847-83.html?tag=newsFeaturedBlogArea.0 YouTube battling 'Porn Day' campaign] CNet News, May 20, 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | Secular progressives at Google have removed a new undercover video that exposes dishonest counseling practices at [[Planned Parenthood]] abortion centers on YouTube. <ref>[http://www.lifenews.com/nat5165.html YouTube Removes New Undercover Video Exposing Planned Parenthood on Abortion] LifeNews.com, June 25, 2009</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:49, June 27, 2009
YouTube is a popular Internet site that allows users to share videos. The "YouTube Generation" was named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2006.[1] In October 2006, Youtube was purchased by Google Inc. Controversy arose after people such as Michelle Malkin claimed that it censored conservative content, [2]. This led the creation of QubeTV, similar to the creation of Conservapedia by people who believed Wikipedia to be liberal, and the Christian alternative, GodTube, which has now re-named itself[3] "Tangle".
On July 23, 2007, YouTube hosted an interactive debate between the Democratic candidates in the 2008 Presidential Election, in which YouTube users submitted videos of themselves asking questions. A similar debate involving the Republican candidates occurred on November 28. This led to controversy, as they used a question submitted by Keith Kerr, who has ties to Hillary Clinton's campaign.[4]
On August 6, 2007, a group of music publishing companies announced a lawsuit against YouTube for its hosting of copyrighted content without providing proper compensation to the copyright holders when the videos containing the content were viewed.[5]
Much of Youtube is vehemently anti-conservative. Over 60% of Christian videos with more than 5,000 views are rated at 2.5 stars or lower. Liberal videos, however, while often being much more poorly made, are usually rated at least 4 stars. Christian comments on most videos frequently attract insults by atheists. [6] In order to combat this vicious slander, Conservapedia has started its own YouTube channel.
Youtube may be opperating at a loss of nearly half a billion dollars a year. [7] Suggesting that it may be a loss leader for parent company [google] or perhaps an investment in changing the landscape of information flow in the public. Attempts to reduce the costs and increase profitable content have been met with hostility.
In May 2009, a group of liberal prankster vandals have gamed YouTube with a "Porn Day" campaign. They have managed to upload thousands of explicit videos which now shows up in search results and picture thumbs. It could take a couple of days for all porn to be removed from the search results, said parent company Google. [8]
Secular progressives at Google have removed a new undercover video that exposes dishonest counseling practices at Planned Parenthood abortion centers on YouTube. [9]
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References
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html
- ↑ http://michellemalkin.com/2006/10/04/banned-on-youtube-3/
- ↑ GodTube is Born Again as MySpace-Like Tangle Mashable
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=23698
- ↑ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070806/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_music_publishers;_ylt=AmjdpxJDZVebD_Qp.hhWImKs0NUE
- ↑ http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52405
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/id/2216162/
- ↑ YouTube battling 'Porn Day' campaign CNet News, May 20, 2009
- ↑ YouTube Removes New Undercover Video Exposing Planned Parenthood on Abortion LifeNews.com, June 25, 2009