Net neutrality proponents have claimed the regulations combat censorship, yet YouTube happily censored a video of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai defending a net neutrality repeal.
The day before the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality regulations, Pai worked with The Daily Caller to releases a humorous video skewering net neutrality regulations. Part of the Dec. 13 video featured Pai swinging a lightsaber and dancing to a 17 second clip of The Harlem Shake, a catchy 2013 song parodied millions of times online.
Harlem Shake creator DJ Baauer complained to The Verge that the audio clip was “used completely without my consent or council,” and as a result YouTube censored the video for seven hours. Nevermind that YouTube lists an astonishing 6.9 million results for “Harlem Shake,” the vast majority of which were also most likely made without Baauer’s “consent or council.”
By removing the video — even for seven hours — Youtube became a political pawn, censoring a video based on ideology dressed as a copyright issue. The video was only restored after alleged pressure from The Daily Caller. – READ MORE
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