YouTube removes Ton Weiss channel with nearly 100,000 subscribers

The administration of video hosting YouTube again found itself at the center of massive criticism after it deletedchannel of cryptocurrency trader and analyst Ton Weiss.

Earlier today, Tone Weiss posted a new video.“The pulse of the market is a huge rise in bitcoin, but what about SPX?”, However, after some time it was reported that it was deleted with the mark “Harmful and dangerous content”.

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At the same time, Ton Weiss expressed the hope thatYouTube’s administration will investigate the situation and regain access to the video, since such situations have already happened in the past, but the videos have been recognized as compliant with the platform’s rules.

However, his hopes were not destined to come true - after some time, Ton Weiss announced that his channel with almost 100,000 subscribers was simply deleted.

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“If YouTube doesn't resolve the situation, I'm afraid I'll have to change careers in the near future. I will trade during the day and post videos about healthy and nutritious food in the evening,” &#8212;he joked, not without sarcasm.

At the same time, Ton Weiss expressed doubts that YouTube did any verification at all, as the channel was deleted an hour after the initial warning and half an hour after his complaint.

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In the comments on Weiss’s posts, numerous subscribers express their indignation at what happened and hope that an acceptable and censorship-resistant alternative to YouTube will be found.

Recall that YouTube authors have problems with channels oncryptocurrency topics began in December last year. At least 11 channels reported content removal at that time, including Altcoin Daily, Chico Crypto, The Cryptoverse, Crypto Tips, BTC Sessions, and Chris Dunn. Their audience totaled from 31 500 to 210 000 subscribers.

YouTube also deleted the video of Vitalik Buterin“Ethereum Roadmap Questions and Answers” ​​from the 2016 Coinbase Conference, marking it as containing “goods whose turnover is governed by special laws.”

Later access to cryptocurrency relatedThe content was restored, and its removal was explained as a “moderation error.” At the same time, YouTube stated that there were no innovations regarding cryptocurrencies in the terms of use of the service. Nevertheless, blocking and deletions continued this year.

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