{"id":351427,"date":"2021-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youtube-deletes-and-restores-bitcoin-bull-anthony-pomplianos-channel\/"},"modified":"2021-10-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:00:00","slug":"youtube-deletes-and-restores-bitcoin-bull-anthony-pomplianos-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youtube-deletes-and-restores-bitcoin-bull-anthony-pomplianos-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"# YouTube deletes and restores Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano’s channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# YouTube<\/a> deletes and restores Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano’s channel <\/strong>”
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Video sharing platform YouTube removed the 251,000-subscriber channel of Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano, co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital and host of The Pomp Podcast, before later restoring it.<\/p>\n

In an Oct. 11 update on his Twitter account, Pompliano \u2014 a Bitcoin (BTC) bull known for his interviews educating skeptics and others on crypto \u2014 said<\/a> he received a message from YouTube claiming a recent livestreamed interview with stock-to-flow model creator PlanB encouraged \u201cillegal activities.\u201d Pompliano\u2019s entire channel was unavailable for roughly two hours before being returned to the platform, with all videos on BTC and crypto viewable to the public. <\/p>\n

\u201c[YouTube] first stated that the content, an interview on Bitcoin, was harmful and dangerous,\u201d said<\/a> Pomp. \u201cThey then stated that we would receive a strike, but then I received a second email saying the channel was being deleted seconds later.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Pomp, he had received<\/a> no \u201cstrikes\u201d \u2014 violations of YouTube\u2019s community guidelines; three strikes within 90 day can result<\/a> in a channel being permanently removed \u2014 and the video seemingly didn\u2019t have any questionable content or otherwise. However, the platform\u2019s guidelines state<\/a> it has the right to remove channels for \u201ca single case of severe abuse\u201d or for accounts dedicated to content including hate speech, harassment, or impersonation.<\/p>\n

YouTube had previously targeted crypto-related content on the platform, with its algorithms labeling videos on BTC and other cryptocurrencies as \u201charmful content,\u201d and leaving human reviewers to assess any grounds for app<\/a>eal. In Pomp\u2019s case, he was able to get the attention<\/a> of YouTube\u2019s support team on Twitter within minutes \u2014 likely due to his 1.1 million followers and verified account. However, other crypto content creators have reported waiting days after having their channels similarly terminated. <\/p>\n

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The seemingly arbitrary removal of the account of a major player in the crypto space highlights the danger of relying on a centralized platform like YouTube. Last week, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for roughly six hours, likely disrupting community engagement around crypto and blockchain projects. <\/p>\n

In addition, YouTube has been at the center of attention for attempting to purge videos related to misinformation on health around the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, the platform said<\/a> it had removed more than one million video “related to dangerous coronavirus information” since February 2020.<\/p>\n