{"id":11208,"date":"2017-10-09T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:57:01","slug":"a-fight-against-free-speech-and-the-right-to-bear-arms-cloaked-as-a-fight-against-gun-violence-you-tube-makes-major-changes-in-light-of-the-strange-suspicious-las-vegas-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/a-fight-against-free-speech-and-the-right-to-bear-arms-cloaked-as-a-fight-against-gun-violence-you-tube-makes-major-changes-in-light-of-the-strange-suspicious-las-vegas-mass-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fight Against Free Speech And The Right To Bear Arms Cloaked As A Fight Against Gun Violence?: You Tube Makes Major Changes In Light Of The Strange & Suspicious Las Vegas Mass Shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Erika Haas<\/strong><\/p>\n

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YouTube rolls out big changes in response to \u00a0the Las Vegas shooting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the wake of the Las Vegas shooing, YouTube has banned all videos demonstrating how to modify firearms so that they can fire in more rapid succession.<\/strong>
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More specifically, the site has taken down all content explaining how to install \u201cbump stocks,\u201d the device used by the Vegas shooter when he opened fire on a crowd of Route 91 Festival-goers, leaving 58 dead and over 500 more injured.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have long had a policy against harmful and dangerous content,\u201d a spokesman for YouTube said, reports\u00a0The Telegraph<\/i><\/a>. \u201cIn the wake of the recent tragedy in Las Vegas, we have taken a closer look at videos that demonstrate how to convert firearms to make them fire more quickly and we\u2019ve expanded our existing policy to prohibit these videos.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The policy change is likely more of a strategic business move than a real effort to combat violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Back in\u00a0March<\/a>, the Google-owned site lost millions when a number of major advertisers, including AT&T, Verizon, Pepsi, Walmart and Johnson & Johnson, pulled their ads after they reportedly appeared along side videos promoting hate, violence and even terrorism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can imagine a similar uproar right now if a company\u2019s ad popped up next to a video on how to modify your firearm in the same way the Vegas shooter modified his.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Prohibiting gun modification videos isn\u2019t the only change YouTube has made in the aftermath of the shooting. The site was forced to alter its search algorithm after users complained that the top results for the attack were videos promoting conspiracy theories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Wall Street Journal\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that the fifth result when searching \u201cLas Vegas shooting\u201d last Tuesday was a video titled \u201cProof Las Vegas Shooting Was a FALSE FLAG attack\u2014Shooter on 4th Floor,\u201d posted by a channel called\u00a0End Times News Report.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While YouTube removed the video the following day,\u00a0Jake Morphonios, who runs the channel, told the Wall Street Journal the post ended up gaining 2.5 million views as a result of being bumped to the first page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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YouTube reportedly knew its algorithm was flawed, and has been working on these changes for months. While there\u2019s still a lot of work to be done, the site decided to roll out the changes early after receiving widespread criticism in the wake of the shooting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What do you think of these changes? Is YouTube doing too much or not enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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