Firearms Channels Embrace Rumble Due to YouTube Censorship

These are the results of our last week. YouTube Some of the most prominent firearms channels were censored for uploading videos showing them attach suppressors to guns. Many of these channels have adopted the free speech video sharing platform Rumble It was used to post uncensored versions.

YouTube’s recent wave of censorship seems to be linked to a change in YouTube’s interpretation of its content Firearms policy. This policy bans any content that contains instructions for manufacturing “homemade silencers/suppressors” However, there are no restrictions on attaching suppressors firearms.

The Firearms Policy does have a major caveat: “Please note this is not a complete list.”

YouTube flagged some gun channel videos, suggesting that YouTube has taken this precaution to block videos showing silencers attached to guns.

Mrgunsngear has several videos removed from YouTube and was hit with multiple strikes.

These strikes temporarily obstruct channels’ uploads of new videos. Increase their chance of being permanently terminated.

In Video discussing some of these strikesMrgunsngear stated that he believes YouTube is now a viable option. “change how they’re interpreting” The Firearms policy.

He added that a YouTube representative told him that his videos had received a strike for either putting a magazine that’s greater than 30 rounds into a gun or putting a silencer on a firearm (something that YouTube deemed to be “modifying a firearm.”)

Mrgunsngear also pointed out that some of his videos that showed silencers attached to guns were flagged. “using a homemade silencer,” Despite the fact that none of these silencers were made at home,

He stated that his YouTube representative had told him that firearms creators will face a strike, and that videos would be deleted if they:

• Insert magazines with more than 30 rounds in a firearm
• “Modify” firearms (YouTube’s definition of “modifying” This includes the installation of accessories like lights, hand guards or optics.

Mrgunsngear stated that he will be blurring certain things from his videos in light of the enforcement changes. He also stated that all his videos, including those taken by YouTube, are now available on Rumble.

Top Shot Dustin, a firearms channel with 775,000 YouTube subscribers had two videos removed and was issued a warning as well as a strike.

Top Shot Dustin claimed that none of his content violated YouTube’s rules and said he’s now posting uncensored versions of his videos on Rumble. Donut Operator, a YouTuber who breaks down police shootings and crime videos, added that Top Shot Dustin’s video was flagged because it showed “the screwing on of a suppressor.”

Ammoland is a website that covers sports news and shooting. reported NFA Review Channel has 155,000 subscribers on YouTube. A recent strike was initiated by Ammoland over a video that showed a suppressor attached to a firearm. Ammoland stated that NFA Review Channel will continue uploading content to YouTube, but also to its new Rumble channel.

Garand Thumb, a firearms channel that has 2.75 million subscribers on YouTube, released a video entitled “The best fighting carbine ever made? Knight’s Armament SR-15” removed for allegedly violating YouTube’s Firearms policy. The channel was also warned.

Garand Thumb tweeted the following: The video was “unfairly targeted” For “attaching suppressors to” YouTube had retroactively removed the video from his account. YouTube had deleted his video during his visit, he said. “one vacation of the year” His family.

Forgotten Weapons, a YouTube channel featuring obscure guns with 2.5 million subscribers, received a warning. A video was titled “Knight’s XM9 Beretta ‘Hush Puppy’ – For USAF Survival Kits” removed.

Donut Operator stated that the video was deleted because it showed a suppressor being attached on a gun.

Another large firearms channel that hasn’t been caught up in this recent wave of censorship, Iraqveteran8888, also recently started porting its content to Rumble. It claims it has 2.66million subscribers and will be posting exclusive content to Rumble.

YouTube has been clamping down on firearms channels since years. Many Channels This feature guns You can find it here been demonetized Live streams of peaceful gun rallies were removed.

Senators have also YouTube was pressured to end 3D-printed guns channels on its channel Take their videos down.

Rumble emerged as an answer to the growing censorship pressure from YouTube, politicians and YouTube. Give creators a platform And Record-breaking levels of growth reported. It’s CEO, Chris Pavlovski, has pointed to YouTube’s “nefarious” Censure as one of the factors that has fueled Rumble’s recent growth.

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