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YouTube temporarily suspends, demonetizes OANN
Axios ^ | November 24, 2020 | Ashley Gold

Posted on 11/24/2020 1:10:30 PM PST by McGruff

YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content after the Trump-friendly channel uploaded a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19, YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi tells Axios.

Why it matters: YouTube has been criticized for allowing OANN to spread misinformation using its platform, particularly around coronavirus and the election. This marks the Google-owned service's first crackdown against OANN.

Details: OANN's one-week suspension from posting new videos or livestreams is the result of a "strike" YouTube issued for violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy, which prohibits saying there is a guaranteed cure to the virus. YouTube took down the video that triggered the strike.

OANN is also suspended from the YouTube Partner Program, which means if it wants to monetize its videos again, it will have to re-apply.

YouTube has a three-strikes policy before an account is terminated. This is OANN's first strike, but it has violated the platform's COVID-19 misinformation policy before, meaning it gets no more warnings if it breaks the rules again — just additional strikes.

YouTube says it does not consider OANN an authoritative news source.

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


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To: McGruff

So what was the “phony” cure, if they were talking about a cure at all?


21 posted on 11/24/2020 1:24:10 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: edie1960

Meant to say:

witnessing the agonizingly protracted death and funeral of my country!!!


22 posted on 11/24/2020 1:25:26 PM PST by edie1960
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To: DannyTN

TV channel 1208 on ATT cable. Also Direct TV


23 posted on 11/24/2020 1:25:46 PM PST by tinamina
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To: DannyTN
PlutoTV ... as a phone app, or web site. Also USTVGO.TV (website). There is also an OAN phone app - but it doesn't live stream (I think).

Check to see if you can get a smartphone app to stream your phone to your TV. I haven't had cable since March and was watching things on my laptop or phone until I ran into a streaming app about month ago. It actually gives me better quality video that my laptop performance is degraded by work stuff that is always running.

24 posted on 11/24/2020 1:27:03 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (The Republic is at a pivot point. Either you stand for freedom or die in slavery. )
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To: McGruff
Youtube OANN channel looks like it's up.
25 posted on 11/24/2020 1:28:09 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: familyop

So YouTube is the purveyor of all truth? If we avoid conspiracy theories, YouTube will allow us a platform?


26 posted on 11/24/2020 1:28:52 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: McGruff

It suspect it was in retaliation for getting this three part series they just did on Dominion-izing the vote out there front and center.

https://twitter.com/teamtrump/status/1330366934383284224?s=21

https://conservativeplaylist.com/2020/11/22/chanel-rion-on-dominion-izing-the-vote/

https://youtu.be/746HTjhFifA

~Easy


27 posted on 11/24/2020 1:28:52 PM PST by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see #KAG)
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To: McGruff
Social Media has exponentially destroyed our Social Compact. It exists for the mindless, ego-centric, and lonely hearts club types. I quit Facebook 3 years ago. Never joined Twitter or Instagram. They are just "look at me" and how many miles I ran today or what they had for breakfast and other such inane crap. Also, look at how many "friends" I got. Nonsense, since none are actually friends in real life. But still, "I got a lot of likes". More nonsense.

Screw them all.

28 posted on 11/24/2020 1:29:00 PM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamo nauseated. Also LGBTQxyz nauseated )
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To: McGruff

As a monopoly, demonetizing competitors is actionable. Sue their pants off.


29 posted on 11/24/2020 1:29:32 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Biden: Senile, pedophile, grifter, extortionist, thief.)
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To: Bryan24

Ad blockers still give them revenue. The ad gets sent to your computer or phone and then it is blocked. Just by clicking on a site, it generates revenue. Others ads are click thru. I would never click thru anyway, but I still run an ad blocker because it increases performance and makes things more readable.


30 posted on 11/24/2020 1:30:22 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (The Republic is at a pivot point. Either you stand for freedom or die in slavery. )
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To: DannyTN

I have streaming but went ROKU last year and cut cable.

Klowdtv.com is offering OANN and Alex Jones infowars channel free thru 2020. No credit card needed, just an email to log on.

I added klowdtv app to my Roku. Newsmax is also free through the ROKU channel.


31 posted on 11/24/2020 1:30:27 PM PST by Zack Attack
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To: Intar

Silver also kills humans if ingested in significant, but not overly large, quantities.


Especially when travelling at high speeds.


32 posted on 11/24/2020 1:30:28 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: McGruff
Youtube probably suspended OANN for this video, their most recent about Covid: Thousands of doctors declare lockdown harmful to public health | Pearson Sharp Reports

The "cure" of calling for ending lockdowns is not approved by the Committee of Allowed Public Discussion.

33 posted on 11/24/2020 1:31:27 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: McGruff
OANN Report on Youtube: Thousands of doctors declare lockdown harmful to public health | Pearson Sharp Reports
34 posted on 11/24/2020 1:31:36 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Pluto is also available on Firestick.


35 posted on 11/24/2020 1:31:37 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: marron

No, they were promoting truth. Like a silver bullets to werewolves.


36 posted on 11/24/2020 1:31:47 PM PST by madison10 (Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good.)
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To: familyop

If we lose, it is because RINOs will not do their jobs and ensure fair elections, first Amendment rights, and break up the deep state / Democrat cabal


37 posted on 11/24/2020 1:31:57 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: McGruff; semimojo
...after the Trump-friendly channel uploaded a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19, YouTube

Has nothing to do with "phony cure." If that was the standard a whole mountain load of crap would be kept off of Youtube. Has only to do with *WHO* is uploading it.

Way past time we burned Google to the ground and @$$whipped all it's obnoxious liberal employees.

38 posted on 11/24/2020 1:32:09 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: ConservativeInPA

Should have pinged you also to my #31 post. Just a couple other options I had found.


39 posted on 11/24/2020 1:33:11 PM PST by Zack Attack
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To: JoSixChip

communism by any other name


40 posted on 11/24/2020 1:33:32 PM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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