BREAKING NEWS
Chinese YouTuber speaks out against CCP censorship, has five channels removed
[Subtitle 1: Freedom of Speech vs Censorship]
[Translation]
I never thought I’d reach this point. In the past two months, my five consecutive channels were all taken down. Why? It was all because I dared to speak the truth.
[Caption 1]
Speaking for myself, I’ve been making videos within the Chinese YouTube community for a long time. The subjects ranged from pop culture, gaming, to social issues. I made it a point to avoid spreading anything political or offensive.
[Subtitle 2: Content Removal]
[Translation]
At first, I thought it was a fluke. I uploaded content discussing the importance of expressing opinions within YouTube’s community. In that content, I clearly stated my thoughts were my own and did not aim to cause controversy.
[Caption 2]
For the first few channels I created, the content mainly included my thoughts on current affairs within China. Nothing extreme or provoking, just honest, logical opinions. It seemed okay; I had some engaging with my videos, and subscribers seemed to appreciate my sincerity.
[Subtitle 3: Censorship]
[Translation]
BUT, that all changed the moment I made a video that got taken down. The topic wasn’t political; it was something common, a social commentary – but, for whatever reason, it didn’t pass through. I guess you know that feeling of not understanding; it was my video taken from me without warning.
[Caption 3]
The video, in simple Chinese, expressed my opinions about what makes a strong nation – education, innovation, freedom of thought – and how we can use it to improve ourselves. That got it taken away, even my other videos with related thoughts were all taken off
[Subtitle 4: Impression]
[Translation]
If not for that moment of pause, I never thought that those video removals would become this whole ordeal. After a time frame, they kept at this, and, at one of my five consecutive channels being deleted within the past 2 months
[Caption 4]
Looking back on things, I wonder, ‘If I can express thoughts only within boundaries set for people, what about our self-autonomy and free-thinking capacities?’ These actions force others to be scared and silence voices around the world. The freedom we gain from these words – an essential piece for any strong foundation
[Caption 5]
How it is with YouTuber’s freedom? In recent situations, there has been the debate if YouTuber freedom truly exits. The debate raged whether the platform still provides YouTubers freedom or that restrictions are already being
[Tags]
China YouTuber, freedom of speech, YouTuber censorship, social commentary, removed YouTube channels, YouTuber free thought, YouTuber restrictions
No uploaded content, no offensive/personal comment/reply, just expressed my opinion in Chinese language within YouTube’s Chinese community that the CCP would be displeased to hear. As a result, 5 of my channels were consecutively removed in the past 2 months.
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They seem to be really efficient at removing newly created channels. I suppose I can file complaints against both YouTube and Google at BBB since I did use one of those removed accounts to donate to some content creators. I doubt it would do anything, but it’s better than nothing.
I should consider myself lucky to be a US citizen, because if I were still in China, it would not just be my channels that were removed, but also myself.
Do you have backups of the videos on your content that was removed?