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<blockquote>''"YT" redirects here. Not to be confused with [[White people|whites]].''</blockquote>{{Infobox company|name=YouTube|image=YouTube.png|founding_date=February 14, 2005|founder=[[Chad Hurley]]<br>[[Steve Chen]]<br>[[Jawed Karim]]|industry=Internet<br>Video hosting service|headquarters=901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, California, United States|key_people=[[Neal Mohan]] (CEO)<br>[[Matt Halprin]] (Vice President)<br>[[Chad Hurley]] (Advisor)|ownership=[[Google]]|revenue=Increase US$28.8 billion (2021)|website=youtube.com}}
'''YouTube''' is a video sharing platform based in the [[United States of America|United States]], owned by the pro-imperialist tech giant, Alphabet (previously called Google).


YouTube's [[censorship]] has led to video creators seeking out alternatives, such as [[Rokfin]], [[Rumble]], and [[PeerTube]].<ref>[https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/ YouTube alternatives] on AlternativeTo </ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Ryan Grim|newspaper=The Intercept|title=Big Tech’s Kafkaesque Approach to Censorship Is Driven by an Abiding Contempt for Its Audience|date=2022-03-04|url=https://theintercept.com/2022/03/04/youtube-censorship-big-tech-rising-the-hill/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Fox News|title=Rand Paul quits YouTube, citing censorship|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/rand-paul-quits-youtube-censorship}}</ref>
'''YouTube''' is a video sharing platform based in the [[United States of America|United States]], owned by the pro-[[Imperialism|imperialist]] tech giant, [[Alphabet. Inc|Alphabet]] (previously called [[Google Inc.|Google]]).
 
YouTube's [[censorship]] has led to video creators seeking out alternatives, such as [[Rokfin]], [[Rumble]], Invidious, and [[PeerTube]].<ref>[https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/ YouTube alternatives] on AlternativeTo </ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Ryan Grim|newspaper=The Intercept|title=Big Tech’s Kafkaesque Approach to Censorship Is Driven by an Abiding Contempt for Its Audience|date=2022-03-04|url=https://theintercept.com/2022/03/04/youtube-censorship-big-tech-rising-the-hill/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Fox News|title=Rand Paul quits YouTube, citing censorship|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/rand-paul-quits-youtube-censorship}}</ref> YouTube automatically censors [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionist]] content.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTtzlasfWoA|channel=[[BadEmpanada|BadEmpanada 2]]|title=YouTube CENSORING Anti-Israel Content Automatically|date=2022-12-29}}</ref>


== CIA connections ==
== CIA connections ==
YouTube's leading analyst in trust in safety, Michelle Toborowski, worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] for 12 years.
YouTube's leading analyst in trust and safety, [[Michelle Toborowski]], worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] for 12 years.
 
[[Bryan Weisbard]], who was a CIA intelligence officer from 2006 to 2010, led YouTube teams that examined sensitive content and misinformation. He now works for [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=National Security Search Engine: Google's Ranks Are Filled with CIA Agents|date=2022-07-25|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google-ranks-cia-agents/281490/|retrieved=2022-07-25}}</ref>
 
== External links ==
 
=== YouTube alternatives ===


Bryan Weisbard, who was a CIA intelligence officer from 2006 to 2010, led YouTube teams that examined sensitive content and misinformation. He now works for [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=National Security Search Engine: Google's Ranks Are Filled with CIA Agents|date=2022-07-25|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google-ranks-cia-agents/281490/|retrieved=2022-07-25}}</ref>
* [https://yewtu.be yewtu.be]
* [https://inv.nadeko.net inv.nadeko.net]
* [https://yt.artemislena.eu yt.artemislena.eu]
* [https://piped.video piped.video]


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Online video platforms]]
[[Category:Online video platforms]]
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[[Category:Imperialist companies]]
[[Category:Companies based in the United States]]
[[Category:Social media]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 3 March 2024

"YT" redirects here. Not to be confused with whites.

YouTube
FoundedFebruary 14, 2005
FounderChad Hurley
Steve Chen
Jawed Karim
IndustryInternet
Video hosting service
Headquarters901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, California, United States
Key peopleNeal Mohan (CEO)
Matt Halprin (Vice President)
Chad Hurley (Advisor)
OwnershipGoogle
RevenueIncrease US$28.8 billion (2021)
Website
youtube.com


YouTube is a video sharing platform based in the United States, owned by the pro-imperialist tech giant, Alphabet (previously called Google).

YouTube's censorship has led to video creators seeking out alternatives, such as Rokfin, Rumble, Invidious, and PeerTube.[1][2][3] YouTube automatically censors anti-Zionist content.[4]

CIA connections

YouTube's leading analyst in trust and safety, Michelle Toborowski, worked for the CIA for 12 years.

Bryan Weisbard, who was a CIA intelligence officer from 2006 to 2010, led YouTube teams that examined sensitive content and misinformation. He now works for Facebook.[5]

External links

YouTube alternatives

References