Comments on: YouTube launches new Human Rights channel with Witness.org and Storyful http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 02:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: techtonix http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1435121 techtonix Sun, 27 May 2012 10:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1435121 That's a great idea and a wonderful gesture. I'm just wondering if the formation of that channel would simply make it easier for corporations and other oppressive regimes to filter and block in mass? Also Time-Warner can specify that website to a lower bandwidth, but keep youtube fast. Isn't it better to be able to mix all the witness videos in with clips of cats, instructional videos, and hot yoga vids? If everything is mixed up, there will be more of an outrage that all of youtube is blocked rather then some 'pesky' advocacy channel. Then again I'm in Beijing and youtube is blocked anyways... Also, as in China, anything with certain word tags are automatically blocked, for example recently any mention of Ferrari was blocked in China because of some incident where a high ranking Communist got in an accident from reckless driving in Beijing. It would be cool if all the videos on the Human Rights Channel were cloned into regular youtube, and so forth, just to maintain coverage if censorship were to occur. Awesome though, rock on!!! That’s a great idea and a wonderful gesture.

I’m just wondering if the formation of that channel would simply make it easier for corporations and other oppressive regimes to filter and block in mass?

Also Time-Warner can specify that website to a lower bandwidth, but keep youtube fast. Isn’t it better to be able to mix all the witness videos in with clips of cats, instructional videos, and hot yoga vids?

If everything is mixed up, there will be more of an outrage that all of youtube is blocked rather then some ‘pesky’ advocacy channel.

Then again I’m in Beijing and youtube is blocked anyways…

Also, as in China, anything with certain word tags are automatically blocked, for example recently any mention of Ferrari was blocked in China because of some incident where a high ranking Communist got in an accident from reckless driving in Beijing.

It would be cool if all the videos on the Human Rights Channel were cloned into regular youtube, and so forth, just to maintain coverage if censorship were to occur.

Awesome though, rock on!!!

]]> By: philllies http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1434775 philllies Sat, 26 May 2012 19:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1434775 Me too. Woosh, don't wan't to get any more outraged today unless absolutely needed. Headscarf is a symbol of VOLUNTARY female subjugation.  Me too. Woosh, don’t wan’t to get any more outraged today unless absolutely needed. Headscarf is a symbol of VOLUNTARY female subjugation. 

]]> By: oldjove http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1434603 oldjove Sat, 26 May 2012 15:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1434603 Ah good. I was worried you were making a reference to the headscarf, symbol of female oppression and all that, and I was about to get all outraged. ;-) Ah good. I was worried you were making a reference to the headscarf, symbol of female oppression and all that, and I was about to get all outraged. ;-)

]]> By: gATO http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1434477 gATO Sat, 26 May 2012 09:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1434477 Just the position of the button. At this time of the morning, I'm not able to analyze much beyond that. (see? I can't even make a witty reply!) Just the position of the button. At this time of the morning, I’m not able to analyze much beyond that.

(see? I can’t even make a witty reply!)

]]> By: oldjove http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1434466 oldjove Sat, 26 May 2012 08:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1434466 Whatever could you mean? Is it the unfortunate positioning of the YouTube button covering her mouth? Or is it the shoulder pads and makeup she's wearing? Deforming her appearance as signs of subordination to a patriarchal system? Whatever could you mean? Is it the unfortunate positioning of the YouTube button covering her mouth? Or is it the shoulder pads and makeup she’s wearing? Deforming her appearance as signs of subordination to a patriarchal system?

]]> By: gATO http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/youtube-launches-new-human-rig.html#comment-1434424 gATO Sat, 26 May 2012 07:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163144#comment-1434424 That's a pretty ironic picture, given the subject ;) That’s a pretty ironic picture, given the subject ;)

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