One America News Network responded to its suspension and demonetization on Youtube over a video that the video-sharing platform said violated its policies surrounding COVID-19.
"YouTube took the extreme action of censoring a national cable news network for a video that was 'unlisted' and not available publicly on YouTube. OAN has been flooded with comments from viewers thanking OAN for its reporting and encouraging us not to be intimidated by Google," OAN President Charles Herring said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.
"Although OAN will abide by YouTube's requirements for any video made available on YouTube, OAN will not let YouTube's arbitrary rules infringe upon its First Amendment editorial rights to inform the public."
YouTube did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times' request for response over OAN's statement that the status of the video in question was "Unlisted."
YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi said in a statement to The Epoch Times that the video from OAN was removed under YouTube's policies about COVID-19 misinformation, which prohibits reporting that there is a guaranteed "Cure" to the virus.
YouTube said it has a "Three-strikes policy" before an account is removed and this amounted to the first strike for OAN. The OAN president told The Epoch Times late Tuesday that the video was not made public on YouTube and was unlisted on the platform "For review by internal OAN staff only."
"It's our understanding that YouTube only recognizes two authorities for COVID-19, namely the CDC and local county health experts. We believe that the opinions of frontline doctors should also be heard, regardless if their views agree or differ from the CDC," the OAN statement read. "Highly qualified doctors have more meaningful expertise than YouTube moderators. YouTube requires a warning label if interviewed medical experts deviate from the CDC's latest thinking, which is, frequently subject to change. To date, OAN has interviewed over fifty medical doctors that have successfully treated in excess of 6,000 COVID patients."
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
OAN Responds After YouTube Temporarily Bans, Demonetizes Outlet Over ‘Unlisted' COVID-19 Video
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