{"id":575912,"date":"2021-06-28T18:20:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575912"},"modified":"2021-06-28T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:20:51","slug":"in-hilarious-move-youtube-bans-leftist-organization-dedicated-to-censoring-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-hilarious-move-youtube-bans-leftist-organization-dedicated-to-censoring-conservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"In Hilarious Move, YouTube BANS Leftist Organization Dedicated To Censoring Conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fin-hilarious-move-youtube-bans-leftist-organization-dedicated-to-censoring-conservatives%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=575912&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1149449084-e1624916181908.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In a hilariously ironic move, YouTube permanently banned Right Wing Watch on Monday, a far-left organization that seeks to de-platform conservative figures and outlets. After a backlash from the Left, YouTube reportedly reversed their decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur efforts to expose the bigoted view and dangerous conspiracy theories spread by right-wing activists has now resulted in [YouTube] banning our channel and removing thousands of our videos,\u201d Right Wing Watch announced on Twitter. \u201cWe attempted to appeal this decision, and YouTube rejected it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4427710843374\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our efforts to expose the bigoted view and dangerous conspiracy theories spread by right-wing activists has now resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a> banning our channel and removing thousands of our videos. We attempted to appeal this decision, and YouTube rejected it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/74Rfi31uQe\">pic.twitter.com\/74Rfi31uQe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightWingWatch\/status\/1409498743158812675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The organization shared a screenshot of what they claimed to be a message from YouTube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have reviewed your content and found severe or repeated violations of our Community Guidelines,\u201d the message read. \u201cBecause of this, we have removed your channel from YouTube.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>People were quick to point out the irony that Right Wing Watch, an organization dedicated to the censorship of conservative content online, was itself censored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tim Pool, an outspoken voice on the subject of social media censorship, described the decision as \u201cperfectly ironic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou got burned by the fire you started,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cWe warned you that this is exactly what would happen if you push for censorship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is perfectly ironic,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8507462686567\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You got burned by the fire you started<\/p>\n<p>We warned you that this is exactly what would happen if you push for censorship<\/p>\n<p>This is perfectly ironic<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lt2sYie5vW\">https:\/\/t.co\/lt2sYie5vW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timcast\/status\/1409544874584576009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Journalist Andy Ngo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1409560693372690436\"><span>responded<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201c[Right Wing Watch]\u2019s YouTube channel has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the platform\u2019s community guidelines. RWW itself works to get others banned &amp; has mocked those who speak about cancel culture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2167832167832\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightWingWatch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RightWingWatch<\/a>\u2019s YouTube channel has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the platform\u2019s community guidelines. RWW itself works to get others banned &amp; has mocked those who speak about cancel culture. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1e99H2i1Zr\">https:\/\/t.co\/1e99H2i1Zr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1409560693372690436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Dave Rubin tweeted, \u201cSiri, what is irony?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.34375\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSiri, what is irony?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Aey4PxNeO\">pic.twitter.com\/2Aey4PxNeO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubinReport\/status\/1409540858488127495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Claremont Institute\u2019s Nick Short replied to Right Wing Watch with a meme of a boxer punching himself in the face.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.0506329113924\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aM7qm7gXPl\">pic.twitter.com\/aM7qm7gXPl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Short \u200e\u200e (@PoliticalShort) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliticalShort\/status\/1409542547521818627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Mark Hemingway, a senior writer at RealClearInvestigations, responded, \u201cAhem, I believe the mandatory Twitter response here is, \u2018Shut up, you snowflake. YouTube is a private company and they can do whatever they want.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnyway, I kid but if you think deplatforming will only hurt those evil right wingers or won\u2019t become a First Amendment issue if you don\u2019t fight it, you\u2019re delusional. Canada\u2019s about to make online \u2018hate speech\u2019 punishable by $16K fines, a law which will promptly be abused,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.468553459119\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyway, I kid but if you think deplatforming will only hurt those evil right wingers or won&#8217;t become a First Amendment issue if you don&#8217;t fight it, you&#8217;re delusional. Canada&#8217;s about to make online &#8216;hate speech&#8217; punishable by $16K fines, a law which will promptly be abused.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1409545315066290178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The move by YouTube was a mistake, with Right Wing Watch\u2019s channel being reinstated on Monday afternoon, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/youtube-permanently-bans-right-wing-watch-a-media-watchdog-devoted-to-exposing-right-wing-conspiracies\">The Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Right Wing Watch\u2019s YouTube channel was mistakenly suspended, but upon further review, has now been reinstated,\u201d a YouTube spokesperson said, according to The Daily Beast. The outlet added that \u201cthe social-media site also suggested that the issue was a mistake due to high volume of content and that they attempted to move quickly to undo the ban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMeanwhile, many of the far-right extremists merely exposed by RWW remain on the platform,\u201d The Daily Beast claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/about\/\"><span>Right Wing Watch<\/span><\/a><span> was launched in 2007, and claims to be \u201c<\/span><span>dedicated to monitoring and exposing the activities and rhetoric of right-wing activists and organizations in order to expose their extreme agenda.<\/span><span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span> member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a hilariously ironic move, YouTube permanently banned Right Wing Watch on Monday, a far-left organization that seeks to de-platform conservative figures and outlets. 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