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Rant: My entire video essay about a local protest got taken down without a real reason
I was at home in Chicago last Tuesday when I got the email saying my 15 minute video was removed for 'harmful misinformation'. The video just showed footage from a public park and my voiceover explaining the event's history. I filed an appeal right away, but the automated reply just repeated the same vague rule. After 48 hours with no real person answering, I posted the full transcript on a different site. Has anyone else had a video removed for just showing public events?
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abby_henderson7mo ago
Man that's so frustrating. Getting hit with the 'misinformation' label for just documenting something is becoming way too common. A friend of mine had a simple interview with a shop owner about closing down taken down for 'unverified content'. It's like the platforms are terrified of anything that even smells like real life now. Your transcript idea was smart.
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the_eva7mo ago
Actually the transcript idea was Abby's. Just agreeing with it. But yeah, the over-correcting is getting wild.
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ruby_jones857mo ago
What's the official line between news and misinformation now, showing up with a camera? Good call on posting the transcript, even if @the_eva is right that it was Abby's idea. The bots are so jumpy they'd probably flag a video of a grocery list if it mentioned current egg prices. At this point, filming a public tree planting might get taken down for promoting unverified foliage.
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