‘Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our violent criminal organizations policy,’ YouTube tells Free Beacon
YouTube removed a Washington Free Beacon video of a “Palestinian Resistance 101” event held at Columbia University, with the platform saying the video violates its policy that bars users from praising, promoting, or aiding terrorists.
The Sunday event, which was hosted by the student group Columbia University Apartheid Divest, featured terror-tied speakers who lauded violence against Jews. Charlotte Kates, a member of the Israeli-designated terror group Samidoun, praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack for showing “the potential of a future for Palestine liberated from Zionism,” while Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine activist Khaled Barakat lauded airplane hijackings.
The Free Beacon attended the event virtually and posted a highlight video on Monday. Two days later, on Wednesday, YouTube contacted the Free Beacon to say it removed the video for violating “our violent criminal organizations policy.”
“Content that intends to praise, promote, or aid violent extremist or criminal organizations isn’t allowed on YouTube,” the email said.
“We know this might be disappointing, but…
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