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A DOCUMENTARY FEATURING mothers surviving Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A video investigation uncovering Israel’s role in the killing of a Palestinian American journalist. Another video revealing Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

YouTube surreptitiously deleted all these videos in early October by wiping the accounts that posted them from its website, along with their channels’ archives. The accounts belonged to three prominent Palestinian human rights groups: Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

The move came in response to a U.S. government campaign to stifle accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 25 points 6 days ago (3 children)

People say that the internet never forgets... but they didnt take into account the centralization of the internet and the control they have over the content.

It might be crazy to think this... but imagine in a few years all videos and posts and articles on various sites documenting the genocide were fully purged. Leaving only people's frail memory of events. Even the IDF and Israeli civilians incredibly incriminating videos would be removed, and anyone caught with an archive on a personal device could be criminally charged or have it taken from them for destruction.

Basically this shit is beyond 1984. And I don't use 1984 that often as a metaphor.

[–] citrusrx@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It might be crazy to think this... but imagine in a few years all >videos and posts and articles on various sites documenting the >genocide were fully purged. Leaving only people's frail memory of >events.

When you realize that this is the way a majority of people (at least in america) live by default, its really not that crazy. I work a blue collar job and I promise you no one out here gives a shit about any of this. If given the option, they would probably willingly and purposefully "push delete" on this entire topic because they are sick of hearing about "the bullshit". Also why data archival is of utmost importance.*

[–] citrusrx@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I dont know how formatting works. But i think I got my point across either way.

[–] eletes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

There's a vast amount on TikTok I imagine will be scrubbed after the sale finalizes

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The internet never forgets, but only for those things the internet wants to remember.

Forreal though, the internet isn't so centralized that records could be purged like this. Made less easily publicly accessible? Sure. But I doubt rumble or bitleaks or the thousand other sites that popped up and mirrored LiveLeaks after it shut down are going to all cooperate with that idea.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 days ago

This is complicity in genocide.

[–] reddifuge@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But they allow far right extremist content.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They actively encourage it in fact.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does anyone got those videos as a torrent so I can seed them ?

I curse myself for not downloading them... but there was so so so so so so so so goddamn much...

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 20 points 6 days ago

This is what social networks do, the assholes at the top don't mind erasing accounts and deleting comments when they are inconvenient for them. It is a more effective version of book burning.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

just a friendly reminder that peer.tube exists.

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

it does YouTube but not shitty.

oh and it's decentralized and federated.

so that means if you want your content to never be subjected to bullshit copyright strikes, or bullshit moderation, or just general corporate bullshit it's probably a solution you should look at.

host your own instance, keep your furry-based tech show videos up as long as other instances will not block them.

[–] rxbudian@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Did anyone make backups of these videos? People can republish these can they not?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That can't be. Every time I point out that youtube is a HORRIBLE place for people to make the source of record for movements, history, and general archival, and that blogging and text are more durable and necessary for these exact reasons, I get downvoted into oblivion. It must be a problem with reality because video good and video is the future and only reach matters.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I just want to say, I share your specific species of frustration here and understand it well. Ughhh.

[–] harfang@slrpnk.net 12 points 6 days ago

Boycott Google

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

Disgusting complicity in genocide. These tech companies are evil.

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Well, YouTube obeys its BIG BROTHER like a slave, what did you expect?

[–] passwordforgetter@lemmy.nz 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

YouTube has also quietly deleted all the videos of 9/11 first responders who said they heard explosions.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Explosions of what exactly?

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