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THREAD: Last night, @TeamYouTube performed one of the most absurd video removals I've ever experienced.
I will detail the situation in this thread. Please read (and retweet, if you'd be so kind) all of it!
This is the video in question:
I will detail the situation in this thread. Please read (and retweet, if you'd be so kind) all of it!
This is the video in question:
On Jan6, before the Capitol Insurrection, Trump spoke for more than an hour.
Rather than simply film his speech, I filmed *the crowd* reacting to their speech.
My video - which @TeamYouTube removed - was one continuous roving take of the crowd watching.
Rather than simply film his speech, I filmed *the crowd* reacting to their speech.
My video - which @TeamYouTube removed - was one continuous roving take of the crowd watching.
Youtube says the video "advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches changed the outcome of the U.S. 2020 presidential election."
@TeamYouTube is wrong.
My video shows the way a crowd reacted as Trump made such claims.
@TeamYouTube is wrong.
My video shows the way a crowd reacted as Trump made such claims.
Youtube knows raw video of the Trump speech itself doesn't "advance false claims" - it document's Trump's claims.
Here's a list of some of the places Trump's full speech appears:
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Here's a list of some of the places Trump's full speech appears:
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The only thing my video does differently than the mainstream, allowable angles of Trump's speech is I pan to the crowd.
Why does @TeamYouTube not want the world to know that the crowd - for example - chanted "fight for Trump" in response to his words? https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1347049009068863493
Why does @TeamYouTube not want the world to know that the crowd - for example - chanted "fight for Trump" in response to his words? https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1347049009068863493
I've already licensed the exact footage to several documentaries, and am a producer on an upcoming episode of PBS Frontline.
I think this footage is invaluable to history, and it very obviously doesn't violate the community guidelines.
@TeamYouTube
I think this footage is invaluable to history, and it very obviously doesn't violate the community guidelines.
@TeamYouTube
Trump has been impeached and is expected to face trial for "inciting insurrection."
This video shows the people whose insurrection he allegedly incited, at the precise moment he allegedly incited it.
Quite literally, Youtube is deleting evidence.
This video shows the people whose insurrection he allegedly incited, at the precise moment he allegedly incited it.
Quite literally, Youtube is deleting evidence.
"...the process really begins Monday, when the House sends the article of impeachment to the Senate and both sides begin preparing for a trial with many unknowns."
Incredible that @TeamYouTube deleted an obvious piece of evidence just as this occurred. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/24/trump-impeachment-heres-what-happens-next-senate-trial/6672582002/
Incredible that @TeamYouTube deleted an obvious piece of evidence just as this occurred. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/24/trump-impeachment-heres-what-happens-next-senate-trial/6672582002/
My appeal was apparently denied by @TeamYouTube.
They now say documentary raw footage of the way the crowd reacted during Trump’s January 6 speech violates “spam, deceptive practices and scams policy.”
Youtube, please have a human being type an explanation.
They now say documentary raw footage of the way the crowd reacted during Trump’s January 6 speech violates “spam, deceptive practices and scams policy.”
Youtube, please have a human being type an explanation.
Hey @TeamYouTube, this video created solid accountability for elected officials.
This is what Youtube is supposed to be about.
I’m still waiting for a human being to answer - in words - how they could believe this violated the community standards.
This is what Youtube is supposed to be about.
I’m still waiting for a human being to answer - in words - how they could believe this violated the community standards.
Hey @TeamYouTube, fun fact: The exact video you took down from my Youtube as "spam" is in this episode of BBC's documentary about President Trump.
Would it be your contention that the BBC is harmful?
Perhaps we can talk. Please have a human reply. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p093rzhd#credits
Would it be your contention that the BBC is harmful?
Perhaps we can talk. Please have a human reply. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p093rzhd#credits
"In an even more bizarre recent incident, YouTube this past weekend removed video Fischer shot on January 6th... of the crowd listening to Donald Trump before the Capitol riot."
- @mtaibbi
Hey @TeamYouTube, I won't stop discussing this.
Care to talk? https://taibbi.substack.com/p/meet-the-censored-status-coup
- @mtaibbi
Hey @TeamYouTube, I won't stop discussing this.
Care to talk? https://taibbi.substack.com/p/meet-the-censored-status-coup
Hey @TeamYouTube, it’s been three days and I’m still waiting for - if nothing else - a human explanation on this one.
May we dialogue? https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1353722270720602116
May we dialogue? https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1353722270720602116
Hey @TeamYouTube, this video was obviously erroneously taken down.
Many outlets including BBC have licensed it for their documentaries, and it has obvious historical value.
I still haven’t heard back. May we talk?
Many outlets including BBC have licensed it for their documentaries, and it has obvious historical value.
I still haven’t heard back. May we talk?
Hey @TeamYouTube, hoping to follow up here, I still haven’t heard back with an explanation or review on this historical documentary footage (which BBC licensed from me and aired) that you removed.
Hey @TeamYouTube, I just wanted to let you know that I've been trying to get in touch about my footage that you took down here:
It was licensed by BBC; you can even see it on Youtube here:
News value is obvious. Please reach back.
It was licensed by BBC; you can even see it on Youtube here:
News value is obvious. Please reach back.
To put it very simply, I shot invaluable news footage which I posted here:
@TeamYouTube goofed and erroneously deleted that. Still haven't heard back from them.
BBC aired my footage here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p093rzhd
Youtube, I'd like to speak to a human.
@TeamYouTube goofed and erroneously deleted that. Still haven't heard back from them.
BBC aired my footage here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p093rzhd
Youtube, I'd like to speak to a human.
Thread continues here, where I describe why I've sent the file Youtube removed to the Impeachment Managers and President Trump's attorneys: https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1356303697190522880
Hey @TeamYouTube, just wanted to present another example of my work - which you removed - used in mainstream media.
If you could restore my copy so I can license to more films, that'd be great: https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1356356970488467456
If you could restore my copy so I can license to more films, that'd be great: https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1356356970488467456
Hey @TeamYouTube, I see you’re replying to most people who tag you within minutes, which is awesome, and you’ve been ignoring my pleas for help on this thread for a while.
This video, used by BBC and others, shouldn’t be down.
Could I get a reply?
This video, used by BBC and others, shouldn’t be down.
Could I get a reply?
