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YouTube Warns Independent UK Creators of Impending Gov't Censorship Push
Breitbart ^ | July 5, 2026 | Kurt Zindulka

Posted on 07/05/2026 8:47:33 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

American video-sharing platform YouTube told users in Britain that, under pressure from the left-wing Labour Party government, independent creators will likely see their content suppressed.

The British government has been accused of attempting to silence political opposition, with YouTube telling UK creators that proposed new rules would include a “prominence regime” that would force sites like YouTube to give a “privileged position” to the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and other legacy media.

The notice said that artificially propping up establishment media would naturally result in independent media being downranked and obscured from view, as “pushing this group forward means pushing everyone else downward. Mandatory prioritisation of broadcasters would affect how your content reaches your audience, regardless of what your audience actually wants to see.”

“Mandating prominence for established media networks would push the UK’s diverse mix of independent journalists, educators, and digital-first businesses down the line,” YouTube added.

Creators were also told that this would impact their ability to grow their communities, generate views, and ultimately earn money as a business.

The government is said to have told the site that legacy broadcasters had the “trust” of the state to provide accurate reporting, which YouTube noted implies that “digital-first voices are less credible, damaging the foundational trust that sustains the creator economy.”

This comes despite the BBC recently facing significant scandals involving the accuracy of its reporting, including last year when it was forced to apologise to U.S. President Trump after a documentary produced by the public broadcaster deceptively spliced together different sections of his speech on January 6th 2021, to falsely give the impression that he had encouraged supporters to riot, when he did the exact opposite.

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1 posted on 07/05/2026 8:47:33 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Calling George Orwell !


2 posted on 07/05/2026 8:59:51 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: MinorityRepublican

It will backfire big time. People will go out of their way to ignore the government’s propaganda machines...........


3 posted on 07/05/2026 9:01:33 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: MinorityRepublican
The government birthed Amelia and now they want to kill her.

Fascinating how the AI changes the size of her boobs from clip to clip, but they're getting a lot better with the facial expressions as "she" sings.

4 posted on 07/05/2026 9:03:38 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: sushiman
"Hey, I did my best to warn you." -- George Orwell
5 posted on 07/05/2026 9:06:22 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Politicians keep forgetting who they work and how they got to where they are . Get elected and then turn on the ones that elected them ,LOL


6 posted on 07/05/2026 9:08:57 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Partial solution: “The search results below are dictated by the government. To jump to independent results farther down, click here.”


7 posted on 07/05/2026 9:09:15 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: Carry_Okie
> Fascinating how the AI changes the size of her boobs from clip to clip...

I knew a pretty girl in middle school who was trying to figure out how to deal with her ever-expanding bosom. One day a comfortable light bra, and the puppies were on display. Next day a tight constricting sports bra (or what passed for one in those days), and she looked like she hadn't hit puberty yet. Day after that, something else.

We boys were.... fascinated, to say the least.

8 posted on 07/05/2026 9:10:16 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Throughout history, the censors have never been the good guys.


9 posted on 07/05/2026 9:19:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Israel über alles.)
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To: dayglored
At least the AI know how to make them jiggle properly.
Can you imagine the wire-frame development work that went into that one?

Or was it modeling?

So, I had to look... ;-) Turns out (and to no surprise) it's been a video gamer's thing for a long time.

10 posted on 07/05/2026 9:20:53 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: butlerweave
Politicians keep forgetting who they work and how they got to where they are . Get elected and then turn on the ones that elected them.

Like every other Commie Pinko that ever was.

11 posted on 07/05/2026 9:27:50 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: dayglored

You write well. I understood, exactly, what you described.


12 posted on 07/05/2026 9:28:52 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: MinorityRepublican

I wonder if StarLink will assist with counteracting the current British 1984-style tyrants?


13 posted on 07/05/2026 9:33:18 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Kick the BBC out of the USA


14 posted on 07/05/2026 9:33:54 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: sushiman

> Calling George Orwell ! <

I’d give Oliver Cromwell a ring first.


15 posted on 07/05/2026 9:49:58 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Jet Jaguar
> You write well. I understood, exactly, what you described.

Thank you :-). I remember it like it was yesterday, despite it being about the same year that the Beatles first played the Ed Sullivan Show....

16 posted on 07/05/2026 9:51:03 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: Carry_Okie
> ...it's been a video gamer's thing for a long time...

Thank you for that link; not being a gamer I didn't know about that. I do have a degree in Physics, so the concept of "Jiggle Physics" brought me some LOL.

I did watch Angelina Jolie in the movie of "Tomb Raider" a number of times, but of course those were real breasts, at least they were until she cut them off, an act which caused grief in many of us.

17 posted on 07/05/2026 9:58:24 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

Quite right! There will always be ways to get around this type of censorship


18 posted on 07/05/2026 10:28:01 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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