cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31250679
"this morning, as I was finishing up work on a video about a new mini Pi cluster, I got a cheerful email from YouTube saying my video on LibreELEC on the Pi 5 was removed because it promoted:
Dangerous or Harmful Content Content that describes how to get unauthorized or free access to audio or audiovisual content, software, subscription services, or games that usually require payment isn’t allowed on YouTube.
I never described any of that stuff, only how to self-host your own media library.
This wasn’t my first rodeo—in October last year, I got a strike for showing people how to install Jellyfin!
In that case, I was happy to see my appeal granted within an hour of the strike being placed on the channel. (Nevermind the fact the video had been live for over two years at that point, with nary a problem!)
So I thought, this case will be similar:
- The video’s been up for over a year, without issue
- The video’s had over half a million views
- The video doesn’t promote or highlight any tools used to circumvent copyright, get around paid subscriptions, or reproduce any content illegally
Slam-dunk, right? Well, not according to whomever reviewed my appeal. Apparently self-hosted open source media library management is harmful.
Who knew open source software could be so subversive?"
“don’t do evil”
Thanks for cross posting.
Dear Jeff,
love your channel.
I think the biggest gift of Jeff’s channel and others like it in the DiY space outshines far above corporate darlings like LMG and others. The reason I think this about Jeff’s channel is that it is a gift of education on how to relay opinions, media, and data ownership in a world dominated by EULAs and advertising.
What Google and Tech don’t understand is that the content created on those platforms truly isn’t theirs. It may be monetized on those platforms, but the second they start doing things, like feeding digests of political content and reactions to subvert the people and their free speech, the platform becomes part of the digital handcuffs, the “free as in beer” solution that subverts the conversations and the people.
Moreso than LMG or anyone else adjacent in the tech YouTube space, Jeff’s bright smile and your good attitude brings something to the table that these corporations can’t comprehend the value behind: freedom from popularity contents. Freedom from censorship and platform lock-in.
Thanks.