# how to complain about Youtube video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 4, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418 "2014-10-04T23:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/21 "2014-10-08T12:58:27Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > If the videos show anti Semitic speeches or other kinds of “hate speech”, they should be taken down. Unless it’s historical. There’s plenty of virulent antisemitic stuff from the NSDAP and Hitler and other Nazi leaders on YouTube. That’s as it should be. We can’t start censoring history, however unpleasant it be. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/22 "2014-10-08T13:04:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Who’s Prince? The singer? I assume it is the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince being referred to, yes - but I don’t get the reference. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/23 "2014-10-08T15:26:19Z")
Prince is famous for being extremely vigilant in protecting his copyright, to the point of being vindictive. He has filed numerous lawsuits against Youtube, eBay, and individuals. Google “Prince copyright” and you’ll see many examples. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/24 "2014-10-10T03:54:46Z")
Pit thread about Prince and his policy of dealing with YouTube videos of covers of his material. > **[Prince, you are the KING of the goat-felchers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=697096)** > > I posted this in another thread: As some may know, I have a (very) small business shooting concerts. I bring a backpack full of equipment to a venue, and do a one-man video shoot from seven different angles (I joke that I’ve developed a business... ---
**Author:** ![ALOHA\_HATER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/25 "2014-10-10T05:54:05Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > From Youtube: “We encourage free speech and defend everyone’s right to express unpopular points of view. But we don’t permit hate speech (speech which attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and sexual orientation/gender identity).” When did veteran status get added to the list of things it’s not okay to attack? You can’t demean gay people, pacific islanders, zoroastrians, women with aluminum legs, sure, but soldiers? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/26 "2014-10-10T11:01:10Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Youtube is not the government… Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/27 "2014-10-10T12:07:32Z")
Report it as a copyright violation. That seems to get their attention. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418/28 "2014-10-10T16:19:36Z")
> [@Vashbul](#): > > I’m only guessing here, but I assumed there was some sort of porn filter at YouTube HQ that looks for certain characteristics in images, or words in descriptions, and flags any that might be violations of their terms. Hmm, indeed I had heard of such filters. I hadn’t thought of that. You’re very possibly right. > [@aldiboronti](#): > > Unless it’s historical. There’s plenty of virulent antisemitic stuff from the NSDAP and Hitler and other Nazi leaders on YouTube. That’s as it should be. We can’t start censoring history, however unpleasant it be. There are plenty of perfectly contemporary antisemitic stuff on Youtube. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-complain-about-youtube-video/700418.md?page=1)