YouTube Suspends Bitcoin Cash Argentina (For No Reason) - A Disgraceful Attempt to Censor BCH

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3 years ago

About one month ago, I had my YouTube channel suspended.

I didn’t use it for any other reason but to follow BCH influencers and host a few small video clips (10-seconds each) that contained no copyright issues and were free to republish.

At first, I thought that maybe one of these short videos was the problem. But it wasn’t that. I thought about it a lot and concluded that a description contained the quote: “Bitcoin is Bitcoin Cash”, and another video I’ve uploaded contained a comparison of fees and speed between BTC and BCH.

I didn’t plan to monetize the channel, but I thought I could create content later on. As I just had a couple of subscribers, I know it doesn’t matter too much and I could easily create another one. I also thought that this was going to be some kind of error and found YouTube has a terrible system of appeal, with probably nobody at all even reading your appeal request.

Bitcoin Cash Argentina is now facing the same issue and explained it yesterday on Read.Cash.

Read more: Bitcoin Cash Argentina is censored by YouTube.

Youtube Suspended Bitcoin Cash Argentina!!!

The video that caused the termination of the channel was in this link:

The entire account of Bitcoin Cash Argentina has been terminated, and YouTube gave no exact reasoning. As with other YouTubers that suddenly face censorship of their content, Bitcoin Cash Argentina didn’t get an explanation either.

This is not about a small channel like mine that I cared little about, anyway. YouTube suspended bitcoin Cash Argentina right after publishing a video where early Bitcoin investor, Bitcoin Cash Argentina and read.cash member @majamalu debated a BTC maximalist.

The conversation has been also uploaded at Odysee at this link:

https://odysee.com/@bitcoincashargentina:4/debatebchvsbtc:1 (in Spanish).

An appeal process may take months to resolve since YouTube is famous for having no real customer service caring for the users of its platform.

When my account got suspended, I tried appealing twice, and both times required an interval of two weeks. Both appeals were rejected, so I don’t plan to even try again. I don’t think that YouTube is a place to consider as a career, ever. With all the security flaws and stupid decisions to block access to content creators, for absolutely no reason, it makes this place a dangerous one to become an active content creator.

Too many YouTubers are suddenly getting suspended and content creators are losing their job for any invalid reason YouTube will come up with.

When pressing the “Learn More” button, YouTube accuses the account owner of scam!!! This is the same that I’ve seen with others too (source). Baseless accusations with nothing substantial, just a few words given from the YouTube TOS with no explanation of where exactly the issue was.

Frankly, I was expecting this would happen and that many BCH YouTubers will have a problem. This is BTC Maximalists tactics.

Quit YouTube and Google

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Honestly, I don’t know what we can do about it. We should use alternatives and completely quit all Google products, but sadly YouTube has hundreds of millions of daily users that won’t probably quit collectively and move to another platform.

YouTube is effectively censoring technology channels for absolutely no reason. We have seen these tactics before though, and most of us understand who are the people behind this censoring. It is the same BTC maximalists that want to manipulate millions to believe that there is no alternative to scaling Bitcoin. It is the same individuals that were bought by AXA and Mastercard and the same that now control the Bitcoin brand.

YouTube behaves worse than the previous indifferent attitude. It is systematically targeting and censors Bitcoin Cash advocates. A few months ago it was the Bitcoin.com official Youtube channel that was censored. Now, I’ve read about more small Youtube accounts being suspended with no reason given.

It looks like the Bitcoin monitoring team is selectively banning the accounts of YouTubers that explain why Bitcoin Cash is Bitcoin. Of course, no reason is ever given to the user that is banned. There is no communication, just arrogance and incompetence from the YouTube censorship team.

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My opinion on YouTube and Social Media like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., is that we don't need them. Sadly they are there for marketing reasons and they appeal to hundred of millions that advertisers find easy to brainwash and misinform about products to make them more appealing.

This is how BTC reached at $50k price, by a campaign of slander and misinformation. By lobbying and paying politicians and financial regulators. Now we have an industry of useless economics build around BTC without BTC even having the basic currency features.

I am convinced the latest ban campaigns by YouTube have to do with the comparisons made between BTC and BCH and a plan to censor BCH by all media.

It serves only BTC to have content of other cryptocurrencies censored from the internet.

For the time being, I think that it will be better to completely abandon YouTube since it is treating BCH unfairly. Odysee is our best choice, although at times of congestion this network is often lagging. Hopefully, with time it will reach higher speeds and increased user-base.

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This sounds unfair

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3 years ago

They are so unfair! Their butt got fire seeing BCH slowly known by others.

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3 years ago

I kinda stopped using YouTube and moved to Lbry months ago

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3 years ago

YouTube has been very trigger happy lately due to an update on the comment algorithm which scans for comments using the same words, either on replies or even on comments on the videos of the user - I wonder how likely is it that the channel was banned due to this instead of being downright censorship.

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3 years ago

all i can say is that maybe the youtube company thinks that they don't want to be overwhelmed by other sites as a way to make money for other people because in our time now youtube is one of the fastest people to make money but you have to work hard of course to read.cash and noise.ph, but it's up to the people here how they approach what they did to make money but if we think it's really very unfair what youtube did to you because they have to do that? for what? dba? just like wtf ??? d just endorse the read.cash because the feedback is also for them eh, for my oppion just find another site if you can post and no one will stop you because all you want is to help other people.

Good luck and be always happy😊

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3 years ago

This is a disgrace and racists. It sad how big tech gaint like Google will do such a thing. On the other hand I think they know bch will be takeover the world and they are trying to put a stop to it. Since they didn't got the time to deal with Bitcoin when it's was raising up

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3 years ago

I guess all we should left that monopoly media and see another alternatives. I use more Brave Browser or Presearch and try not watching YouTube.

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3 years ago

Maybe read.cash should not support youtube then? I have videos there but just for record sake. I wanted to build my account there to hopefully monetize it until read.cash and noise.cash came along that I couldn't spend much time there at all. I guess it was a blessing in disguise. I'll try to look into Odysee and maybe upload videos there too.

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3 years ago

Just remember they also banned videos of BAT Token 2 years ago

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3 years ago

Why they would do that. Are they covering up or something? How about Youtube should more focus on other channels/platforms that is useless. Unbelievable. Since most of the people around the world using these platforms now.

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3 years ago

Hello, my friend.

You are very right in your arguments against YouTube, but on the other hand, although exhausting, it is necessary to maintain a presence in these media that censoring to show the censorship, and perhaps draw the attention of others who are obnubilated by the propaganda of the system.

In this sense, I think you have to make noise to disturb the interests of the elites so that others turn to see where the solutions are. Yes, I know it is difficult but necessary.

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3 years ago

Youtube is one platform where most of us depend on. But you rightly said that it has become an advertising platform. It is more getting updated for its own purpose. In one night all these social media can not be ignored. Time will take its way.

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3 years ago

Thank you so much for supporting us. These days we will be finishing uploading our Youtube videos to Odysee

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3 years ago

We all have to thank initiatives like Bitcoin Cash Argentina, educating the public and the merchant world and increasing adoption. You guys have done a lot so far to spread the Bitcoin Cash word in Argentina and we will be following at Odysee.

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3 years ago

This is so wrong, and the worst thing is that many other initiatives like these will follow the same luck. But I couldn't really claim that it's a BTC maximalist strategy. BTC has also suffered censorship. Google for a few years has been practicing a policy of censorship and is quite restrictive around cryptocurrencies.

And I agree with you. Traditional social networks are becoming more unnecessary every day and have become advertising platforms. Lately, I only use Twitter. And only because I live in a country where there is so much censorship of information. Twitter has become one of the places where you can get information about what is happening.

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3 years ago

is quite restrictive around cryptocurrencies.

Exactly, not on BTC maximalist channels though.

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3 years ago

I can't speak to the Argentina channel, since I have never watched it. What I WILL say is that I am growing more and more suspect of ALL big social media companies. I think they have too much power and control over content, and being an American this sites VERY badly with me since here we take our freedoms, especially our freedom of speech, VERY seriously.

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3 years ago

Oh my! after reading this, I hate youtube now. I mean of course, they believe that btc should not be dethroned. lol. Bch has more potential and good features and that scares them?!

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3 years ago

I feel there are BTC maximalists involved in this censorship. The signs of censorship are the same.

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3 years ago

That's why we need a decentralized video platform. And that's not very far.. we will have soon.

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3 years ago

There are some but I don't know if they are decentralized or not. I've read of Odysee and DCube that seem to have this feature and don't censor content so easily. It is sad that YouTube has a monopoly in the video sector.

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3 years ago

Will have a fully decentralized video platform based on Blockchain technology. I read somewhere but don't remember which coin it was but they said they are going to build one.

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3 years ago

We're having less and less power on the internet now. Glad that cryptocurrency adoption is also getting bigger by the day. I'm just hoping that we can at least have freedom to speak whatever is in our mind as long as it's not hurting others. This kind of censorship is straight-up bull****

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3 years ago

That's pathetic my dear friend cos even in Nigeria, the government also placed a ban on all forms of cryptos and that is annoyingly annoying from my own point of view. Anyway, I pray the Argentine government will do something very drastic about it

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3 years ago

Like many other Platforms, BTC also has censorship on Youtube as well. This platform also suspended many platforms that were spreading true Awarness about BCH. This is kinda not freedom of content YouTube claim it. Totally disgusting action from this platform.

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3 years ago

This is just wrong and upsetting

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3 years ago