A Call to Action: Fight back against the restriction of free thought at YouTube

[InfiniteNow]

YouTube - Youtube have lost the plot - JREF account suspended http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cn_gjevik

 

 

Pharyngula: YouTube has banned the James Randi Educational Foundation!?!?

YouTube has banned the James Randi Educational Foundation!?!?

 

This is Insane!

 

 

 

Click here:

http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/static.py?page=troubleshooter.cs&problem=account&selected=asked_to_login&ctx=account_asked_to_login_55755

 

... go to the bottom right of the page and click "New Issue."

 

Then, select "Suspended Account" and request that James Randi (and the JREF) have his account reopened.

 

 

It's sad that those who are religious and easily offended are choosing to push technologies like YouTube to censor their critics instead of address them and argue on the merits of their position... but, they are, and we need to fight back.

 

I'm just asking you to stand up for academic freedom and open/free debate, and to register your complaint with YouTube, asking that they reinstate the account of the JREF. It will take less than 60 seconds.

 

Please also consider responding to this thread when you do so it will stay "bumped" to the top of the new posts list. Thanks friends.

[freeztar]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have appealed to youtube.

 

Do you know why the account was banned?

[InfiniteNow]

Do you know why the account was banned?

 

James Randi likely said something critical of anti-science creationists and was thus hit with false accusations/reported posts. YouTube has an awful tendency of shooting first and asking questions later.

 

Randi is best known for debunking psychics and nonsense attackers of science, especially of the creationist variety. Check out his site (to which I also linked in the OP):

 

James Randi Educational Foundation

 

 

Thanks for doing your part and standing up for the cause, Freezy. :umno:

[sanctus]

wanted to do it, but have no youtube username, so... I support it by writing here.

[InfiniteNow]

I don't have a YouTube membership either, but you can leave that part out and still submit the form. :)

[freeztar]

I'm actually quite surprised that there hasn't been more of a response here. :)

 

Come on people! This is a travesty!

[InfiniteNow]

Thank you to everyone who stepped up and did their part (or, who attempted to ;) ).

 

The channel has been restored.

 

For those of you still in the dark, and who wonder who this James Randi guy is, you can see what his approach to debunking idiots is all about by reviewing some of his videos here:

 

YouTube - JamesRandiFoundation's Channel