Prepare for YouTube gun channels to shit the bed, regardless of whether they're political.
This seems to suggest that Hickock45, Military Arms Channel, Mr. Guns N Gear, ForgottenWeapons, Small Arms Solutions, Jerry Miculek, Firearm Rack, Demo Ranch, etc. will all be de-platformed or forced to knuckle under. SAS has already knuckled under and welcomed the changes.
I have deleted my channel, am migrating to BitChute among others, and deleted Google (as a home page and search engine) in favor of DuckDuckGo as of 3/21.
I set up a skype call after receiving this notification, and asked some clarification questions to expand on the blurb that I was sent - this is what I was told by a Youtube Representative:
-No "home made" suppressors can be shown (registered or otherwise)
-No bump stocks, trigger cranks, binary triggers, etc can be shown
-No magazines or firearms with over a 30rd capacity can be shown
-No "home made" magazines can be shown ("high capacity" or otherwise)
-No belt-fed firearms or ammunition belts can be shown
-No magazine building or modification demonstrations ("high capacity" or otherwise)
-No 80% lower/frame demonstrations or other "manufacturing" demonstrations
-No assembly demonstrations (on stripped lowers OR scratchbuilt receivers)
-No reloading or bullet casting demonstrations, by hand or machine
-No assembly or upgrade demonstrations for aforementioned "evil" parts
-No bump-firing, belt-loop demonstrations or otherwise
-No advertisements, sponsors links, or verbal mention of gun sellers
I asked, for example, about my video showing a Mosin Nagant with a 5rd extension being installed on the fixed 5rd magazine, and was told it would be a violation of TOS come the deadline. I asked about my video of a "build" on a stripped lower from an FFL manufacturer - violation of TOS. I asked about the video in which I thanked another LGS for helping me thread an odd sized barrel, and encouraged people to check them out - violation of TOS. I asked about my video of the installation and tuning of a Timney trigger - violation of TOS. The only thing I asked about that he didn't seem to think would be a violation was a video where I pinned and welded a long muzzle device on a 14.5" barrel. I can't even mention the shop where I work.
As with the Attorney General's decree, we are dealing with the "including, but not limited to" standard here. It may change at any time, at the whim of the censors. For a channel as small as mine was, there's no way to dispute strikes other than clicking a button and crossing your fingers.
This is a modern day book burning, no?
I think it's time we stop giving money to Youtube/Google. Your clicks and account information are "money".
This seems to suggest that Hickock45, Military Arms Channel, Mr. Guns N Gear, ForgottenWeapons, Small Arms Solutions, Jerry Miculek, Firearm Rack, Demo Ranch, etc. will all be de-platformed or forced to knuckle under. SAS has already knuckled under and welcomed the changes.
I have deleted my channel, am migrating to BitChute among others, and deleted Google (as a home page and search engine) in favor of DuckDuckGo as of 3/21.
I set up a skype call after receiving this notification, and asked some clarification questions to expand on the blurb that I was sent - this is what I was told by a Youtube Representative:
-No "home made" suppressors can be shown (registered or otherwise)
-No bump stocks, trigger cranks, binary triggers, etc can be shown
-No magazines or firearms with over a 30rd capacity can be shown
-No "home made" magazines can be shown ("high capacity" or otherwise)
-No belt-fed firearms or ammunition belts can be shown
-No magazine building or modification demonstrations ("high capacity" or otherwise)
-No 80% lower/frame demonstrations or other "manufacturing" demonstrations
-No assembly demonstrations (on stripped lowers OR scratchbuilt receivers)
-No reloading or bullet casting demonstrations, by hand or machine
-No assembly or upgrade demonstrations for aforementioned "evil" parts
-No bump-firing, belt-loop demonstrations or otherwise
-No advertisements, sponsors links, or verbal mention of gun sellers
I asked, for example, about my video showing a Mosin Nagant with a 5rd extension being installed on the fixed 5rd magazine, and was told it would be a violation of TOS come the deadline. I asked about my video of a "build" on a stripped lower from an FFL manufacturer - violation of TOS. I asked about the video in which I thanked another LGS for helping me thread an odd sized barrel, and encouraged people to check them out - violation of TOS. I asked about my video of the installation and tuning of a Timney trigger - violation of TOS. The only thing I asked about that he didn't seem to think would be a violation was a video where I pinned and welded a long muzzle device on a 14.5" barrel. I can't even mention the shop where I work.
As with the Attorney General's decree, we are dealing with the "including, but not limited to" standard here. It may change at any time, at the whim of the censors. For a channel as small as mine was, there's no way to dispute strikes other than clicking a button and crossing your fingers.
This is a modern day book burning, no?
I think it's time we stop giving money to Youtube/Google. Your clicks and account information are "money".
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