Anonymous response to youtube actions

EDIT: YouTube graciously reinstated the original 'Message to Scientology' video. Anonymous is greatly appreciative that YouTube decided to stand for freedom of speech.



As of late, Anonymous has been involved in an online pr campaign against the Church of Scientology.
Most of you, the YouTube community, knows this. While some of you are cynics who wish to see us
fail. Others have been supportive in our cause. Many of you have joined us or expressed solidarity with us.

Anonymous has been using YouTube as an effective way to document the real life protests of February 10th. We have also utilized YouTube as a
method of communication between members and supporters. However, a new startling trend has occurred, and is a new insult to our freedom of speech.

On February 14th 2008, YouTube decided to remove a video which was instrumental in spreading awareness of abuses by the Church of Scientology.

This video was called, 'Anonymous Message to Scientology'. This video had garnered over 2.5 million views and 30 thousand comments. This video was

also used by several large media outlets when reporting on our planned protests. The video was also up for nearly three weeks. Supposedly it was

removed for Terms of Service violations. However this video didn't violate a single aspect of YouTube's Terms of Service. One might say this is only a small setback in the Anonymous operations against the Church of Scientology, however

there have been numerous other videos, such as protest footage, that have been unduly removed.

These actions do not directly harm our cause, as by nature, Anonymous is decentralized. However these actions harm the YouTube community overall.

It is up to you, members of the YouTube community to ensure your freedoms are not abused either. YouTube's actions are setting a dangerous

precedent for all of the community. Just as Anonymous is fighting the Church of Scientology for its subversion of our freedoms online, you must

fight for yours.

YouTube and Google: If you are listening you must understand this is the birth of cyber activism. Anonymous is fighting a corrupt, despicable,

evil organization that would do anything to subvert our movement. If you are working in conjunction with the Church of Scientology, we must remind

you of the founding tenets of your companies. Do no evil.

We are Anonymous.
We are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect Us.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• censorship
• scientology
• freedom
• speech
• anonymous
• public
• service
• announcements

[Wilhelmena3]

Not even necessarily bribery, since the church doesn't easily part with their ill-gotten gains. Just threats and pressure. If it works on youtube admins, no wonder so many individuals are taken in. Exactly the reason we need to protest. I'll be there. 03/15/2008

[crowtricolours]

go anon

[Jimkbbh]

wear do u buy those witch mask?

[runelover2k7]

im making a personnel stand on my channel showing that free speech is a right on youtube if you agree simple respond with i agree or sumit as such and i will add youre name to a wall im making showing peaple who support free speech and wanting utube to buck there ideas up

and good luck to anonymous

[ardensvepres]

Praise be to anonymous, and power be to their legion. May their hatred become a just flame, and may their opposers suffer indignity.

[weberly2]

it's a reply to a comment which has since been removed

[shamaladingdong12]

GOOD GOD. you need to lurk moar.

[shamaladingdong12]

i support and condone anonymous

infact

ANTHROCON RAID

IM me if you want part.

[link18212]

we are the acroannts we well see you fial to the ground and make your lifes misserable your the ones destroying are world and we well destroy you!!!!!

[shovel0cake]

can someone explain to me anonymous is?

[PhenomenonKilla]

We are Anonymous.

We are legion.

We do not forgive.

We do not forget.

Expect Us.

Hmm.. #

[ardensvepres]

ArdensVepres condones and supports anonymous. Strength to your legion. Power to your many.