Youtube Government Offical/Police 'Super' flaggers.

[Angelblaze]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMh-VKJjfQk

This comment has been flagged and is currently under review by NSA/Government officials

In all seriousness though, this is terrifying me to the point where my anus is slamming itself shut in Big Brother induced fear. Get the word out people, it may just be time to go to war.

'Extremist propaganda' Oh Jesus Christ fucking a steak knife this is so broad and absurd that I'm pretty sure after this gets out we are done.

 

[Kopikatsu]

Well, good. Youtube comments might not be a wretched hive of scum and villainy anymore.

 

[Tom_green_day]

Isn't the NSA only based in America? Isn't the American Government only in charge of America (although we all know how much they want to expand) If so, what can they do to a website used internationally? Will the NSA read my comments, even though I've never even been to America?

 

[superstringz]

The NSA spies on everyone, everywhere, all the time. If you're British, that just means your government is helping them spy on you. Wikipedia link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_mass_surveillance_disclosures], Whistleblower's interview [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/edward-snowden-after-months-of-nsa-revelations-says-his-missions-accomplished/2013/12/23/49fc36de-6c1c-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html]

 

[zehydra]

Isn't the NSA only based in America? Isn't the American Government only in charge of America (although we all know how much they want to expand) If so, what can they do to a website used internationally? Will the NSA read my comments, even though I've never even been to America?

Yes. The NSA spies on much more than just Americans.
Youtube is owned by Google, which is an American-based company, so the American Government ultimately could have complete control over the maintenance of the entire website. It currently doesn't, but that could change.

 

[Someone Depressing]

YouTube really needs this.

The entire Internet, though, doesn't. But this has been going on for a while now; it's not really any different now that we know.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Is anything actually changing here? Companies have been able to request takedowns of YouTube videos for years, the only difference being that they are now doing it via faster-responding reports. Likewise, YouTube has always had to follow the requests of the British Government due to the fact that they have servers in the UK. This is also why you cannot encourage piracy on The Escapist, because it is a violation of US law and The Escapist's servers are based in the US.

'Extremist propaganda'

I like how you ignore the rest of the quote:

...the British police unit is apparently looking for extremist propaganda and terrorism-related videos, which are also not permitted on YouTube.

What exactly are these people looking for that wouldn't already be in violation of YouTube's guidelines?

 

[lacktheknack]

...and?

You're not allowed to yell "BOMB" in an airport either. Why on earth would you make terroristic threats in a public forum?

Please stop freaking out, nothing has changed.

 

[Weaver]

Can't wait until videos of police corruption on youtube start mysteriously disappearing.

 

[Alpha Maeko]

I'm gonna start a new Youtube channel and call it Extremist Propaganda!

...

or maybe not.

 

[Vegosiux]

You know, the moment the phrase "extremist propaganda" popped up there I thought of this:


As for more seriously, as it stands now it doesn't seem that there's anything new, I mean, as was already posted, these are things that are against the YouTube terms of use to begin with.

On a more broad scale, regulation of the internet? It was bound to happen, for several reasons, some less benevolent than others. On the one hand, a place that's nothing but a cacophony of people yelling over each other is utterly useless. On the other, well, you know, control the flow of information, control the minds.

But whoever thought that "the internet" could be free from regulation forever needs a reality check, unfortunately.

 

[major_chaos]

Yea you linked to a AOS video as your source. I'm gonna hold off on panicking until I see the effects of this, preferably reported by someone I have the tinniest iota of respect for. Like Zombie_fish and Lack said, terroristic threats and such were already not allowed on Youtube, its possible the only thing that has changed is now they give the NSA the channel information after they take it down.

 

[Esotera]

Isn't the NSA only based in America? Isn't the American Government only in charge of America (although we all know how much they want to expand) If so, what can they do to a website used internationally? Will the NSA read my comments, even though I've never even been to America?

The NSA allegedly doesn't focus its activities on American citizens. GCHQ allegedly doesn't focus its activities on British citizens. The end result is that your online presence is being monitored and quite possibly influenced by an intelligence agency somewhere.

OT: Addressing the content ID system would probably be a more pressing issue for youtube, as its totally one-sided to the person accusing the uploader. Both systems could use a bit more transparency about who submitted the claim, on what grounds they submitted it, and why action was taken to permanently delete a video. As far as I'm aware there's no such system for flagged videos from government agencies.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the NSA, but this is within their rights (Right now). I highly doubt most videos or comments will be met with NSA Blocking, though.

 

[Objectable]

Random assholes on youtube is a trustworthy source of information. That's where I found out about the Reptilians.
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[NihilSinLulz]

Isn't the NSA only based in America? Isn't the American Government only in charge of America (although we all know how much they want to expand) If so, what can they do to a website used internationally? Will the NSA read my comments, even though I've never even been to America?

Well you see...technically yes.

All thanks to the Five Eyes.

In recent years, documents of the FVEY have shown that they are intentionally spying on one another's citizens and sharing the collected information with each other in order to circumvent restrictive domestic regulations on spying. [7][8][9][10][67] Shami Chakrabarti, the director of the advocacy group Liberty, claimed that the FVEY alliance increases the ability of member states to "subcontract their dirty work" to each other.[68] The former NSA contractor Edward Snowden described the FVEY as a "supra-national intelligence organisation that doesn?t answer to the laws of its own countries".[6]


Canada

In late 2013, Canadian federal judge Richard Mosley strongly rebuked the CSIS for outsourcing its surveillance of Canadians to overseas partner agencies. A 51-page court ruling asserts that the CSIS and other Canadian federal agencies have been illegally enlisting FVEY allies in global surveillance dragnets, while keeping domestic federal courts in the dark.[69][70][71]

New Zealand

In 2014, the NZSIS and the GCSB of New Zealand were asked by the New Zealand Parliament to clarify if they had received any monetary contributions from members of the FVEY alliance. Both agencies withheld relevant information and refused to disclose any possible monetary contributions from the FVEY.[72] David Cunliffe, leader of the Labour Party, asserted that the public is entitled to be informed.[72]

European Union

In early 2014, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs released a draft report which confirmed that the intelligence agencies of New Zealand and Canada have cooperated with the NSA under the Five Eyes programme and may have been actively sharing the personal data of EU citizens.[73][74]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Controversy