Message To YouTube

So the church just randomly sent an email to someone i don't even know and blamed him for the creation of this video and threatened legal action, wtf?

===MY APOLOGIES ABOUT THE LACKING OF FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER===

Members of the Free Public,

The following is a statement to YouTube about its recent acts of censorship.

We have noticed that there is presently a very large issue with the legal and copyright status of videos here on YouTube. Because we greatly enjoy YouTube, we have a suggestion to help ease the criticism from your users.

We have noticed YouTube has been removing videos regarding Scientology, claiming Copyright and "Terms of Use" infringements. This is perfectly acceptable. However, if YouTube is going to take these actions, there are a few other instances of infringement that must be dealt with along with their counterpart. To promote equality, and to follow the same path of logic in YouTube's recent actions, videos regarding the following should be taken down:

Bábism
Bahá'í Faith
Christianity
Gnosticism
Islam
Judaism
Rastafarianism
Sabians
Samaritanism
Yazdanism
Ayyavazhi
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Manichaeism
Mazdakism
Yazdânism
Zoroastrianism
Caodaism
Chondogyo
Confucianism
Falun Gong
Shinto
Taoism
Yiguandao
Chinese folk religions
African diasporic religions
Regional Indigenous religions.

Please include any and all religions that we have possibly left out.

Thank you very much for your time.


As you may have noticed, our request is flawed, insulting, and illogical. This is how we see your decision to remove materials on scientology. Either allow any and all materials on any religion to exist on your servers, or do not allow any of it.

Knowledge is free.
We Are Anonymous.
We Are Legion.
We Do not forgive.
We Do not forget.
Expect us.

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• Scientology
• Chanology
• YouTube
• Faith
• Xenu
• OTIII
• Mark
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• anonymous

[ShesThe1yup]

Hello please don't take offense to this as I am quoting what someone told ME. it is not MY opinion. but a friend told me that it is because (in her opinion) it is because Scientology can buy off anyone they want with their wads of cash and hush people. sacrifice people etc. then just hush witnesses with money or murder. what are your comments to these claims? (not my opinion as i don't even know much ABOUT scientology) thnx

[cameronisanonymous]

scientology hasn't outright murdered, but they have been responsible for many deaths of their members through reckless regard for human life in regards of medical and pharmaceutical treatment, and as well, psychiatric treatment. they hush through intimidation and harassment. a good source would be "Scientology and Me" by the BBC. look for it on google videos or here on YouTube

[AnonymousAleph]

03.15.08

Be There - Be Everywhere

[cameronisanonymous]

FIVE STARS, lol. best ides statement ever

[SlavicTroller]

Actually, $cientology just files false DMCA complaints.

Sounds like perjury to me.

[dagolu]

great job, (missing FlyingSpaghettiMonster isn't happy though)

and yes, youtube has been being rather dictatorshipistic lately

[aurian555]

The named list of faiths--these are not going to sue anyone for saying something negative about them. With Scientology, to post a negative video, might well result in lawsuits and persecution to those who post such videos. Each of these faiths has its critics who are free to post videos in response to them, as such there is balance.

[YHVHLOVE]

Youtube is a sell out.

[TheNinja404]

problem youtube?

[superCatia]

Scientology is  a dangerous cult.

[seonf]

Scientology is a cult.

[Steinninn]

It wasn't youtube that removed videos about scientology. It was the copyright holder of that video. This video is so stuped, there are no basis for it.

[Dentarthurdent54]

I completely support what you're doing, along with the rest of Anonymous (I think). However, I must know: is Anonymous for or against the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

[ilovecutehams]

It is true about the "church" - more aptly described as a cult. When an organization's ideology does not include any omnipotent authority figure - or which we can trace our lineage to, then morals are basically a tool to be used to control people, even unto rationalizing the taking of someone's life in the name of their 'cause', what ever that is.

[ShesThe1yup]

I will take a look. Thanks :))