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Hearing that you are going to be censoring information you don't think is true is of great concern. Your job is not to determine truth but to let people present their information and the viewer can choose to believe or not. It is unAmerican and unconstitutional. You should have section 230 changed so that you are accountable for what you are doing. Freedom is what you are taking away and when you start to censor, it will not be long and you will find that things change and you will be the one being censored when your view is no longer popular. If we don't fight for the freedom of all to speak and share when we disagree with what is said, then freedom is truly dead and you will know that you have been part of the death of freedom. I appeal to you as a fellow American and human. Let us dialogue and don't suppress speech just because it differs from your own view. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and have a lovely day!

Jonathan Vail

I saw today, December 9, 2020, that YouTube will be removing all content alleging Presidential election fraud. I will not be using YouTube ever again. There are many other resources that I can use, and continue to know the truth about news in my wonderful country of the USA. A country where we are free and the news is not filtered to what a select few believe. I can make my own decisions without YouTube.

For a while YouTube was not showing sex ads. Now they are at it again. Slipping in racy Christmas outfits and before you know it the sex ads will appear again. Our kids see this! Before making smart [censored] remarks that or kids are looking for sexual content online, our kids are 2 and 3! The content is visible on our smart tv which is placed in our living room for all to see. All of our devices are! Remove the sexual content!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=720O_yBLrTs&lc=Ugwf9IG-AJpZQ3RciRx4AaABAg.9GmhM7QcfBE9GmhqP3_R0K - This video's views have seemed to be locked at 495, 491 views. And it's a trump video on Youtube I want an explanation. This isn't reasonable and feels as if youtube doesn't want the video to go Viral. And considering it's a Trump video it seems likely that be the case.

So I got suspended (I might be banned too for just appealing it) for so-called "hate speech". They failed to give me an answer as to why. I have been a user for well over a decade and no issues. They didn't give me a warning. They just suspended and the most annoying thing is. They didn't give me an example of what I did wrong. They didn't explain what hate speech is. They didn't tell me anything. I got a copy and paste answers. The company is terrible. The customer service is bad. And now they are banning people for simply swearing. Which is normal within my area of scotland. That's how we talk to people here.

The monkeys in the shown aren't called monkeys or animal but people the wheels on the bus has then described as the conductor and baby. But yet there animal wheels on the bus have no monkeys which make me thing even more they are saying these are people BLACK People. In another song the children have Afto texture hair and hair styles used in the black community. The with monkey facial features. They cant say they are people as some also have tails

Thursday Nov 18 2020 Youtube sent a message mychannel of 10+ years would be suspended immediately. I was surprised as I had had no previous notification from them with references to hate speech. They cited frequent and severe violations of their Terms of Service. I sent back a question on the appeal form "What is going on?" Friday Nov 19 2020 I received a reply that they had received my appeal and rejected it. They then said my account would be terminated and I would no longer be able to open any more Youtube accounts forever.
I tried to send back a response saying I was shocked and totally surprised at their action as the TOS say they send three warnings. I had received nothing. That was returned as undeliverable. I then used the appeal form again to send a condensed version of the email. I received an automated reply that second appeals were not Accepted. I hadn't made an initial appeal. I felt that the reply about no second appeal was just automated. No one actually read it. That's the situation. I read about their definitions of hate speech and watched their videos. I don't think that applies to me very closely but as a retired professor of Applied Phonology for ESL I can understand there can be misinterpretations in cross cultural communications even among people who speak the same language. I have not lived in Western Culture for over 30 years and cannot imagine exactly how Americans might interpret some statement that was unintended. My experience with Americans here and when I was teaching in Europe for University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate was that they could make some peculiar interpretations of what was said. I find their action with no real chance to discuss the issue very troubling.
Brian Elkey
Cheonan, South Korea

having just heard that you have taken down Dr. Mike Yeadons recent video 'Unlocked Mike Yeadon' I complain about this.

It is fundamentally undermining free speech and the right of intelligent people to discern their own views to take down information such as this.

It does, I must say, suggest, either, that you are mistaken in this act or, worse, that you have taken a view to limit free speech over this matter.

Free Speech, liberty and freedom are essential in human life. It seem syou are impeding this. I do not accept validity of your position and I hope your remedy this by reversion such a decision.

Many kind regards,
Ad. Dumont-Namin
Bristol, England

I used to enjoy You Tube, but am finding other sources for videos. I am sick and tired of the frequent interruptions in videos that teach art and other skills. I refuse to pay You Tube an additional fee to eliminate the ads, because they are already being paid for the ads. . I just had 8 interruptions in a 15 minute painting video! I do not watch these ads, so you are wasting your time. You have literally spoiled a wonderful learning opportunity.

I watched a video tutorial on youtube about cyberlink powerdirector 18 all the way threw on how to do animated videos, never mention I had to buy additional plug in software. (I spend $130.00), I would not have purchased this product if I knew I had to spend additional money. I believe this was false advertising, I'm really upset about this. Over the years I have spent a lot of money with cyberlink.

Every time I go to comment about jesus, or the antichrist, my comments is instantly removed, no matter what video I am watching... I also am a christian. I also support president Trump, I also had two my accounts banned for being a trump supporter. Youtube has become a one party platform, and if you are not a liberal, then you are discriminated against... Discrimination against religion, and beliefs. If you do not support socialism, and you write a comment against socialism, that comment is removed. If you write a comment about communism, that comment is removed. Disgraceful

I live alone... Why do I now have to check in by web browser? Can I just keep my old settings? Why do I have to keep checking in? Your service sucks as it is... Now I have to jump through hoops?
If it isn't broke don't fix it! Now instead of clicking once to view a video... Now I have to click twice? What kind of idiots do you have working for you? I am ready to abandon your censorious site and join rumble... Eat [censored] and die.

Robert Romine

14 November 2020.
The Paul Revere channel on YouTube hosts a video of Kitty Werthmann, an Austrian eye witness to Nazi times. What would appear to be a historical eyewitness video quickly degenerates into a political speech equating Obama with Hitler, the Democrats with the Nazis. The video contains defamation: that Obama wished to implement a Nazi style euthanasia program; the a hot line had been setup to the White House to denounce anyone criticizing Obama.

Since this is a video hosted on YouTube USA, the YouTube complaints procedure makes it clear that they will not intervene in defamation cases without a court order!

Thus defamation and lies spread through what should be an enjoyable medium.

My YT-account has been blocked without any reason.
I demand that it be restored. Thank You.

Why did YouTube do away with the option to block a trolling and/or harassing YouTube user from seeing your comments on another person's YouTube channel?

I can only block a harassing user from posting comments on my videos as they appear on my YouTube channel. I can no longer do anything to stop a user from harassing and trolling me on anyone else's YouTube channel. What was the purpose of removing this vital ability?

YouTube will not do anything about trolling and harassment issues. What will it take before YouTube finally addresses the important issue?

I no longer enjoy watching you tube. It has been a part of my life for so long and now every time I try to watch a video, I am blasted 2-3-4-5 even 6 times with ads with in a video. All I hear and see is what somebody else wants me to buy or do instead of what I was looking for. I am looking for a new platform that will take the place of you tube...

This is a very simple valid complaint that should have not gone this far regardless of (youtube rules and policies)! And I have to say and speak the (truth) yes over the past few months I have been very angry and mad at what has been going on in this country from this out of control leadership in this country and though (you tube) does have some pretty open rules and regulations about (comment posting) on their site I guess due the sign of the times and all the very bad things that has been permitted to go on in this country for the past 4 years I guess all these bad things just got the very best of me and I made a few very candid truthful comment that someone found offensive on the site! But I read a lot of offensive comment from a lot of people on their site as well but I didn't file any complaints about their comment that I was responding to! But here is the (problem) I have been a (you tube subscriber) for over 2 decades and never until now have I ever suffered even once an (account suspension) but time has never been so bad as they are right now with (trump) running this country into the ground and since he does have a lot of out of control empowered followers this has made everyone lives a lot harder than ever before to not get very angry because everyone is just standing around letting this man destroy this country from the inside out so regarding me and (you tube) yes I did get a little candid on response to some of the other posters on (youtube) and I did admit this fact to (you tube) and I apologized for letting this get to me a bit like it has for everyone else on (you tube and the rest of the planet) due to what's going on! And I did as I said I apologized to them and I also informed them that this had never happened to me before over the past 20 plus years that I have been a (you tube subscriber) and I let them know that (this has never happened to me until now due to what is happening with the problems that we all are now facing due to who is running this country that is dividing this country more and more every day is the reason that I broke a little bit of youtube comment protocol for this reason only and in over 20 plus years that should have spoken tons for (you tube) to have immediately restored all my right and services back to full account status as I did state that I would not do this again because the (election) will solve the problem in a few days so all our lives can o back to some type of normalcy cause up until now I never ever had anything to say at all other than chatting with some of the other you tubers on youtube! I have only had one moment in all these years that I guess I broke the rules and I admitted that I did but I promised I would not do it ever again but like I said this would not have happened if our country was not in jeopardy of being totally destroyed! And I served this country and still I have never ever once been allowed to experience that so called "american dream" oh I forgot to say I am (a black man) which is the problem now isn't it but fair it is not and I believe that I do deserve to at least have my (youtube account restored) back to me at least don't you for what I have given this country but maybe there are those like you tube that might believe that I don't deserve anything like the majority of this country believes! And I have sent (you tube) several emails requesting that my account be restored but they told me no not at this time and I find this unacceptable I am not "perfect" and neither are you tube" cause there were and still are a ton of offensive other views on their site but they are not treating everyone this way and they do know I am a (black man) which I do know is exactly why they are being they way they are which for me is not fair or acceptable I want my (account fully restored immediately) as requested! Thank you!

The greed has got out of control with this company.. Ads are getting worse it's like watching amc on cable or fox.. I wish somebody would start a new video company so we could dump youtube.. Ads ads ads.. And now you can't even skip the first ad.. The trouble with company's like this they get way to big then do what they want..

The youtube channel inthematrixxx has been removed for no valid reason other than exposing the truth. This censorship is absolute horses*. None of the reason's youtube has ever provided for censoring this channel has ever been legitimate. In fact recently youtube threatened to suspend the channel for a week, for one of the presenters taking videos that were already on youtube and reposting them in a way organized to make a point.

10/10/2020

ESUBALEW DIRES
BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA
[protected]@gmail.com

Subject: Complaint letter on banning Zemedkun Bekele on YouTube page
Dear Sir
Please accept my complaint letter of banning Zemedkun Bekele on YouTube page.

Zemedkun Bekele is a decent, modest and peace loving Ethiopian citizen. He preaches about unity, love, peace and humanity with great courage. He descended from his country due to issues related with freedom of expression during the former TPLF Lead Ethiopian government.

Zemedkun is a person who has been forced to leave his country in order to escape persecution. He was detained in Kaliti prison. He has been expelled and barred from his native country, typically for political and religious views.

Currently, he is a refugee in Germany and serves as a watch dog of the people of Ethiopia, exercising the right to speech based on factual data, write relentlessly through facebook, telegram and YouTube pages. He is a member of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Christian. He condemns unfair acts and shouts out laud regardless of ethnicity, religion, and political views.

Hence, I strongly protest You Tube ban over this iconic person - Zemedkub Bekele. Terminating on his YouTube page is honestly unfair and being egotistic. I urge you to be fair enough by reopening his YouTube page. He's truly a freedom fighter and great patriot to the people of Ethiopia as a whole and Christians & Orthodox Tewahedo Church. He never utter even a single word/hate speech against any mankind.