🚨BREAKING🚨
YouTube removed our video of civil liberties champion @DavidDavisMP's speech against domestic vaccine passports, claiming that it "contradicts expert consensus".
This ought to be a wakeup call that free speech is under severe threat online.
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2021/10/youtub…
YouTube removed our video of civil liberties champion @DavidDavisMP's speech against domestic vaccine passports, claiming that it "contradicts expert consensus".
This ought to be a wakeup call that free speech is under severe threat online.
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2021/10/youtub…
YouTube removed Davis’ speech, filmed at our conference fringe event, for violating its policy on “medical misinformation” but did not specify what content had breached the rules.
YouTube's claim is potentially libellous - Davis' speech was wholly accurate (and brilliant..!).
YouTube's claim is potentially libellous - Davis' speech was wholly accurate (and brilliant..!).
In the censored speech, @DavidDavisMP promoted vaccine benefits but warned that Covid IDs are “illiberal, demanding that we an ordinary British citizen produce our papers to do something which is normal in our daily lives.”
The speech can be viewed here:
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The speech can be viewed here:
facebook.com/bigbrotherwatc…
.@DavidDavisMP “This is an outrageous attack on free speech. Throughout the pandemic we've seen blatant attempts by Big Tech to silence opposition voices challenging the conventional wisdom. This episode serves as a further example of the worrying trend of strangling free speech"
"My speech at conference was carefully researched, wholly accurate & backed up with the latest scientific evidence.
"Govnt must stop the erosion of free speech online. That starts with looking again at the wholly inadequate proposals in the Online Safety Bill” - @DavidDavisMP
"Govnt must stop the erosion of free speech online. That starts with looking again at the wholly inadequate proposals in the Online Safety Bill” - @DavidDavisMP
"The unambiguous attempt by YouTube to censor my speech is a warning.
"If YouTube is happy to attempt to silence elected Members of Parliament, then they are also happy to censor anyone uploading content to their services." - @DavidDavisMP
"If YouTube is happy to attempt to silence elected Members of Parliament, then they are also happy to censor anyone uploading content to their services." - @DavidDavisMP
Govnt is doing nothing to tackle online censorship but will make the problem worse by clamping down on lawful speech in its new Online Safety Bill.
@DavidDavisMP describes it as "nothing but a censor’s charter that hands more power to these unaccountable Silicon Valley giants."
@DavidDavisMP describes it as "nothing but a censor’s charter that hands more power to these unaccountable Silicon Valley giants."
“The removal of @DavidDavisMP brilliant speech at our civil liberties event is a serious act of censorship from a platform with a growing track record of clamping down on free speech.
"YouTube has become increasingly intolerant of discussion around the pandemic" - @Mark_AJohnson
"YouTube has become increasingly intolerant of discussion around the pandemic" - @Mark_AJohnson
UPDATE: YouTube has reinstated @DavidDavisMP's speech against Covid IDs without explanation or notification to us, after media attention. It was down for two days.
We have the means to fight back, but not everyone does. Free speech online is in peril.
We have the means to fight back, but not everyone does. Free speech online is in peril.
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