{"id":1368580,"date":"2022-03-10T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1368580"},"modified":"2022-03-10T08:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T13:56:23","slug":"google-owned-youtube-censors-2016-documentary-ukraine-on-fire-featuring-oliver-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-owned-youtube-censors-2016-documentary-ukraine-on-fire-featuring-oliver-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Google-Owned YouTube Censors 2016 Documentary &#039;Ukraine on Fire&#039; Featuring Oliver Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-owned-youtube-censors-2016-documentary-ukraine-on-fire-featuring-oliver-stone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1368580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Google-owned YouTube has censored\u00a0<em>Ukraine On Fire,<\/em> a 2016 documentary chronicling the events of Euromaidan, the uprising that overthrew Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and installed a pro-EU, pro-NATO government.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary features filmmaker Oliver Stone, who is well-known for his criticism of western foreign policy. It was produced and directed by the Ukrainian film director\u00a0Igor Lopatonok.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_13914392\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/07\/oliverstonefragilehollywood1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">US director and writer, Oliver Stone (ELVIS BARUKCIC\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20114826\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1238901681.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20114826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1238901681.png\" alt=\"A burning building is pictured after shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine&#039;s second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK \/ AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK\/AFP via Getty Images)A burning building is pictured after shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine&#039;s second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK \/ AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A burning building is pictured after shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine\u2019s second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 3, 2022.\u00a0 (SERGEY BOBOK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lopatonok <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopatonok\/status\/1501438850450690051\">discussed YouTube\u2019s censorship in a post on Twitter<\/a>, revealing that the Google-owned video platform had removed the six-year-old documentary for featuring \u201cviolent or graphic content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker also asked the public to download the film from Vimeo and \u201cpost it everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YouTube?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YouTube<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigTech?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BigTech<\/a> deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UkraineOnFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UkraineOnFire<\/a> film from our production official channel, I&#8217;m asking everyone who like our film to download it from our Vimeo here and post it everywhere. As a copyright holder we giving to you \u2013 The People that rights<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5fDPb5VPO\">https:\/\/t.co\/k5fDPb5VPO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cMv2lrRV9A\">pic.twitter.com\/cMv2lrRV9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Igor Lopatonok (@lopatonok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopatonok\/status\/1501433087565000704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In a comment to Breitbart News, a YouTube spokeswoman confirmed that the documentary had been taken down for graphic content. The documentary had previously been hosted on the Google-owned platform for six years without running into any problems.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ukraine On Fire<\/em> is still available to watch on a number of other platforms including <a href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/@DisclosureLibrary:2\/UkraineOnFire:c\">Odysee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/686097287\">Vimeo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/vwxxi8-ukraine-on-fire.html\">Rumble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film characterizes the toppling of President Yanukovych, which kicked off eight years of conflict culminating in the ongoing Russian invasion of the country, as a western-backed coup along the lines of other \u201ccolor revolutions\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5724358\/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl\">From IMDB<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ukraine. Across its eastern border is Russia and to its west-Europe. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and access to the Black Sea. 2014\u2019s Maidan Massacre triggered a bloody uprising that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and painted Russia as the perpetrator by Western media. But was it? \u201cUkraine on Fire\u201d by Igor Lopatonok provides a historical perspective for the deep divisions in the region which lead to the 2004 Orange Revolution, 2014 uprisings, and the violent overthrow of democratically elected Yanukovych. Covered by Western media as a people\u2019s revolution, it was in fact a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat scripted and staged by nationalist groups and the U.S. State Department. Investigative journalist Robert Parry reveals how U.S.-funded political NGOs and media companies have emerged since the 80s replacing the CIA in promoting America\u2019s geopolitical agenda abroad.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>YouTube\u2019s act of censorship was quickly noted by free speech friendly video platforms. Odysee, a blockchain-based video platform focused on empowering censored independent creators, said the documentary remains hosted on its platform.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think the only Oliver Stone movie I saw was the Doors one. That was a good movie so this Ukraine one is probably good too. But yeah, it&#8217;s on odysee, watch it if you want idk. \u201cFreedom of choice \u2013 Devo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 odysee (@OdyseeTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OdyseeTeam\/status\/1501678970177298432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think the only Oliver Stone movie I saw was the Doors one. That was a good movie so this Ukraine one is probably good too. But yeah, it\u2019s on odysee, watch it if you want idk. \u201cFreedom of choice \u2013 Devo\u201d said Odysee\u2019s official account.<\/p>\n<p>Rumble, a video platform home to prominent conservatives, also chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now YouTube is handing Rumble documentaries,\u201d said Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And now YouTube is handing Rumble documentaries. \u1f44<\/p>\n<p>In what world do people actually think it&#8217;s right to allow &#8220;corporate executives&#8221; to decide what you are allowed to watch? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dwwxLEXEqa\">https:\/\/t.co\/dwwxLEXEqa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrispavlovski\/status\/1501650467574665217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a comment, a YouTube spokeswoman said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We removed this video for violating our <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">violent or graphic content policy<\/a>, which prohibits content containing footage of corpses with massive injuries, such as severed limbs\u2013for example, <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802008?hl=en#zippy=%2Ceducational-content%2Cviolent-or-graphic-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos of beheadings<\/a>. Reuploads of this video containing the violative content will also be removed from YouTube. While we do allow content with educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic content, for some categories we have a <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802008?hl=en#zippy=%2Ceducational-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher bar<\/a> and we do not make exceptions for certain kinds of violent or graphic content.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The documentary is also available on a number of other platforms, including Vimeo and Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News.\u00a0He is the author of\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DELETED-Techs-Battle-Movement-Election\/dp\/154605930X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">#DELETED: Big Tech\u2019s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal The Election.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google-owned YouTube has censored\u00a0Ukraine On Fire, a 2016 documentary chronicling the events of Euromaidan, the uprising that overthrew Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and installed a pro-EU, pro-NATO government. 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