Firearms video channels are transferring their content material to Rumble within the face of YouTube’s censorship marketing campaign in opposition to gun accent content material as tracked by MRC Free Speech America’s distinctive CensorTrack.org database.

MRC Free Speech America recorded censorship of 5 main YouTube firearms accounts on account of gun accent content material in our unique CensorTrack.org database. 4 firearms channels, together with one which has but to be censored, at the moment are selling their Rumble channels following the wave of YouTube restrictions, in line with Reclaim the Web.

Among the content material creators are nonetheless posting on YouTube however now are profiting from the flexibility to publish censored content material on Rumble as an alternative. YouTube claimed that placing authorized equipment on firearms constituted weapon modification and violated its firearms coverage.

YouTube deleted content material that demonstrated gun silencers/suppressors and excessive capability magazines from the Mrgunsngear, Garand Thumb, High Shot Dustin, NFA Evaluate Channel, and Forgotten Weapons channels. The accounts additionally obtained warnings or strikes and Mrgunsngear was briefly suspended. The platform permits a warning and two strikes inside 90 days earlier than fully deleting the account from the platform. Strikes trigger momentary suspensions, which might clarify Mrgunsngear’s suspension. 

When requested concerning the restrictions, YouTube restored High Shot Dustin’s video “Worlds Tiniest Folding Suppressed 22!” and Forgotten Weapons’ video “Knight’s XM9 Beretta ‘Hush Pet’ – For USAF Survival Kits” to YouTube after their preliminary Jan. 30 and Jan. 27 deletion. 

A YouTube spokesperson instructed MRC Free Speech America that, “Upon evaluate, we decided the movies in query aren’t violative of our Neighborhood Pointers and have reinstated them.” The spokesperson added that “When it’s delivered to our consideration that content material has been mistakenly eliminated, we evaluate it and take applicable motion, together with reinstating and eradicating related strikes.”

Reclaim the Web reported initially two of High Shot Dustin’s movies have been censored. The platform additionally restored Garand Thumb’s video, censored as of Jan. 26.

Is YouTube anxious about shedding widespread accounts? Garand Thumb, for example, has 2.76 million subscribers, and High Shot Dustin has 775,000 subscribers. If firearms content material creators proceed to see Rumble as a extra engaging different, as Reclaim the Web indicated, YouTube might lose site visitors.

For instance, Iraqveteran8888 tweeted that his “content material is presently being ported over to” Rumble on Jan. 24. Whereas it seems that YouTube didn’t censor his account, he may need seen the current censorship as writing on the wall and moved to Rumble (although he’s nonetheless posting on YouTube too), presumably to keep away from potential focusing on from YouTube. Iraqveteran8888 added, “We shall be publishing some unique content material to Rumble you received’t be capable of discover elsewhere.”

As Reclaim the Web famous, that is hardly the primary time YouTube has taken purpose at firearms content material. The platform has eliminated dwell streams of peaceable gun rallies. MRC Free Speech America reported in September 2021 that YouTube banned and demonetized fishing and looking channels.

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