{"id":38379,"date":"2020-11-24T18:42:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T22:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=38379"},"modified":"2020-11-24T18:43:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T22:43:51","slug":"youtube-continues-violating-the-2nd-amendment-suspends-oann-for-covid-cure-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=38379","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Continues Violating the 2nd Amendment, Suspends OANN for Covid Cure Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>YouTube Suspends Pro-Trump News Network OANN, Completely Demonetizes Channel Over COVID-19 &#8216;Cure&#8217; Video<\/h2>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>YouTube has suspended the\u00a0<em>One America News Network<\/em>\u00a0from posting new content for one week and has\u00a0<strong>completely demonetized<\/strong>\u00a0the channel, after the pro-Trump news network reportedly uploaded a video touting a non-approved &#8216;cure&#8217; for COVID-19<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=WoZiLjym\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=WoZiLjym\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=eG6b44Pb 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=eG6b44Pb 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=eG6b44Pb 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=eG6b44Pb 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=eG6b44Pb 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png?itok=WoZiLjym 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/chanel%201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4ecc2047-7ae8-4326-b02a-cc7cb673eb48\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/youtube-temporarily-suspends-demonetizes-oann-420e8ea9-66c1-4eab-9754-6e3b708483c9.html\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;YouTube has been criticized for allowing OANN to spread misinformation using its platform, particularly around coronavirus and the election,&#8221; adding &#8220;This marks the Google-owned service&#8217;s first crackdown against OANN.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to the temporary ban on videos, the network cannot livestream due to a &#8220;strike&#8221; received under YouTube&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy<\/strong>, which prohibits content claiming there is a &#8216;guaranteed cure&#8217; for the virus. The video in question has reportedly been removed.<\/p>\n<p>If OANN wants to re-monetize the channel,\u00a0<strong>they will need to re-apply to YouTube&#8217;s Partner Program<\/strong>. If they receive two more strikes, their account will be terminated.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;cancel&#8217; crew at Sleeping Giants &#8211; who seek to silence divergent opinions under the guise of fighting misinformation &#8211; celebrated, though not without knocking YouTube\u00a0<strong>for not taking more aggressive action<\/strong>\u00a0against the news network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331320266819964929&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fyoutube-suspends-pro-trump-news-network-oann-completely-demonetizes-channel-over-covid-19&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331320266819964929\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1331329963195129857&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fyoutube-suspends-pro-trump-news-network-oann-completely-demonetizes-channel-over-covid-19&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331329963195129857\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>conservative news outlet\u00a0<em>The Federalist<\/em>\u00a0has jumped from YouTube to Rumble<\/strong>\u00a0after &#8216;years of throttling our page and restricting our reach.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331333623946022913&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fyoutube-suspends-pro-trump-news-network-oann-completely-demonetizes-channel-over-covid-19&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331333623946022913\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Will half the country eventually wind up on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parler.com\/\">Parler<\/a>\u00a0and Rumble?<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/youtube-suspends-pro-trump-news-network-oann-completely-demonetizes-channel-over-covid-19\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/youtube-suspends-pro-trump-news-network-oann-completely-demonetizes-channel-over-covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Suspends Pro-Trump News Network OANN, Completely Demonetizes Channel Over COVID-19 &#8216;Cure&#8217; Video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}