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Fight YouTube Discrimination

The following lays out the case why we believe that YouTube has discriminated against Live Action in the removal of our video. This page allows you to watch the banned video, learn why YouTube was wrong to remove it and what you can do to help end this unfair discrimination.

THE VIDEO IN QUESTION: "Planned Parenthood Counseling Lie Video"

HISTORY

June 23th, 2009: Live Action uploads the "Alabama Investigative Video"
June 24th, 2009: YouTube bans video for "violation of the YouTube Community Guidelines". No detailed explanation was provided and YouTube also give our account a "warning strike".
July 7th, 2009: Google/YouTube Spokesperson Scott Rubin emails Live Rose saying, "Because there are 20 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube, I cannot provide specifics on the removal of individual videos". So while Rubin does not have the time to "provide specifics", he does have time to offer, "Feel free to let me know if you have further questions." (view full email from, Scott Rubin)

OUR CASE WHY YOUTUBE UNFAIRLY REMOVED THE VIDEO

We do not believe that our video violates YouTube's guidelines for the following reasons:

Our video did not disclose the identity or full name of the Planned Parenthood staffer involved.

The four pictures of an abortion that we provided in our video were with rational context and warning. The images were not shock content and were less graphic than other videos on YouTube.

Many graphic videos are found on YouTube. We are not asking or encouraging you to watch these although they provide necessary comparison in making the case for our video. Warning, some of these are very graphic.

Other Graphic Abortion #1 | Other Graphic Abortion #2 | Other Graphic Abortion #3
Graphic Autopsy #1 | Graphic Autopsy #2 | Graphic Autopsy #3 | Killing of Iranian Neda
National Geographic: Real Life CSI: Crime Autopsy | Graphic Animal Killing | How to Kill & Prepare Rabbit
Open Heart Surgery | John F. Kennedy Assassination | Man Graphically Killed by Car

YouTube does not permit "shock" videos. Our video is clearly not a shock video as the graphic content is providing with a warning and a reasonable context for display. It is clear that our video passes that standard as provided by the YouTube Policy displayed below:

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!

Contact YouTube and ask them why the "LiveActionFilms" video was removed.
YouTube web form. (select "Video removal")

YouTube, LLC
901 Cherry Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone: +1 650-253-0000 or 650-343-2960
Fax: +1 650-253-0001

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LETTER TO YOUTUBE

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Dear YouTube:

We are concerned that YouTube staff is censoring videos based on ideology, despite YouTube's claim to uphold fair standards.

The following links provide the background and case why YouTube should restore our videos:

The Case Against YouTube's Removal of Live Action's "Alabama Investigative Video"
http://liveaction.org/index.php/projects/youtube/83

The Case Against YouTube's Removal of Live Action's "Planned Parenthood Counseling Lie"
http://liveaction.org/index.php/projects/youtube/84

We ask that YouTube will restore their customer's trust and live up to its own rules by doing the following:

1. Promptly reinstate both banned videos

2. Remove the “strike” against the account “liveactionfilms”

3. Assure Live Action and the YouTube's community that YouTube is
truly opposed to ideological censorship and is taking steps to prevent this from happening again.

4. Provide Live Action with an email and phone contact representative at YouTube to ensure that any potential future issues are resolved promptly

Sincerely,
-The Undersigned

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We will be personally delivering these letters of protest to Google/YouTube's world headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

We are also planning to physically protest at the Google/YouTube corporate headquarters in Mountain View, CA. No date has been scheduled yet. If you live near the Bay Area California and are interested in joining in this, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

THE STORY BEHIND VIDEO

A Planned Parenthood staffer in Tucson, Arizona tells undercover Live Action actors Lila Rose and Jackie Stollar that abortion pictures are "not real". This complete fabrication by Planned Parenthood appears to reveal their manipulation of the counseling situation so that the alleged 15-year-old girl would agree to submit to an abortion.

Video of an actual abortion at: HeresTheBlood.com
Authentication of abortion images at: http://abortionno.org/About_Us/lawsuits/authenticity.html
Additional abortion images: http://abortionno.org/Resources/pictures.html
Courtesy of Center for Bio-Ethical Reform

Other Projects

Investigative:

Mona Lisa Project

Racism Project

Rosa Acuna Project

Educational:

The Advocate Magazine

HeresTheBlood.com

Pro-Life Answers

Perspectives on Abortion

Action:

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NOTABLE SIGNERS

Lila Rose, Live Action President
Jill Stanek, Pro-Life Leader
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