Controversial YouTubers head to alternative platforms in wake of ‘purge’
By Julia Alexander Mar 7, 2018
(The writer of this article has no sympathy for youtube conservatives. She writes from a politically correct base, lazily – and uncomprehendingly – sticking the usual PC labels on people like Dave Cullen. The background to the purge is accurate.)
SteemIt’s CEO Ned Scott doesn’t believe in censorship; a stance that has won him and his platform fans in recent months.
The appeal of video platform, DTube, which runs on the Steem blockchain database, is almost directly tied to what many creators allege has been happening on YouTube for more than a year: the “YouTube Purge,” an alleged condemnation of right-wing political channels, pro-gun advocates and conspiracy theorists, that’s led to claims of censorship on Google’s video platform.
As YouTube attempts to crack down on content it deems hateful, bullying or promoting dangerous conspiracy theories, people are looking for alternatives. DTube is a decentralized video platform with little to no moderation that uses cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to pay its users. BitChute is similar, but whereas DTube takes much of its design inspiration from YouTube, BitChute looks like an older version of LiveLeaks. The creators of BitChute describe themselves as a “small team making a stand against Internet censorship because we believe it is the right thing to do.”
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Dave Cullen and Black Pigeon are on Bitchute