Saturday, April 19, 2008
YouTube faces a dilemma
YouTube has put itself in an awkward position this week by disabling -- for the second time in a year -- the profile for Mark Bunker of Xenu TV. Hear Mark Bunker speak about this, on the recently un-disabled YouTube profile of a former Scientologist by the name of Tory.
Why did YouTube do this?
Last Sunday, Mark posted a video (which he recorded and which contained completely original content) of actor Jason Beghe venting his dissatisfaction with the Church of Scientology. Beghe was formerly an OT5 in the Church, and had given as much as $1,000,000 to the Church during his involvement.
The Times Online carries the story.
It appears that the Church of Scientology put pressure on YouTube to remove the video, although the legal grounds on which the action was taken have not been explained or defended. It has been three days now, and YouTube has done nothing to resolve the issue.
UPDATE (4/20/08): In an interview with Glosslip, Mark Bunker explains that there were a couple of e-mail warnings, one in regard to a Stephen Colbert video. So there was a precedent. But Mark argues that there wasn't time to resolve the issue, and would rather have the account reinstated than have to set up a new account and re-upload all of his videos. He had 10,000 subscribers on his channel.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Continue to pray for all those enmeshed in the cult of Scientology, those trying to escape, and the lives that have been damaged by the lies, fear, and selfishness of those who have acted abusively within this organization.
On a related note, apparently Amazon.com has been party to some Scientology censorship.
UPDATE (4/21/08): Full Jason Beghe interview now available here.
Back to Main PageWhy did YouTube do this?
Last Sunday, Mark posted a video (which he recorded and which contained completely original content) of actor Jason Beghe venting his dissatisfaction with the Church of Scientology. Beghe was formerly an OT5 in the Church, and had given as much as $1,000,000 to the Church during his involvement.
The Times Online carries the story.
It appears that the Church of Scientology put pressure on YouTube to remove the video, although the legal grounds on which the action was taken have not been explained or defended. It has been three days now, and YouTube has done nothing to resolve the issue.
UPDATE (4/20/08): In an interview with Glosslip, Mark Bunker explains that there were a couple of e-mail warnings, one in regard to a Stephen Colbert video. So there was a precedent. But Mark argues that there wasn't time to resolve the issue, and would rather have the account reinstated than have to set up a new account and re-upload all of his videos. He had 10,000 subscribers on his channel.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Continue to pray for all those enmeshed in the cult of Scientology, those trying to escape, and the lives that have been damaged by the lies, fear, and selfishness of those who have acted abusively within this organization.
On a related note, apparently Amazon.com has been party to some Scientology censorship.
UPDATE (4/21/08): Full Jason Beghe interview now available here.
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