Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement. I am grateful. At first I was pretty sure the taking down was a technical mistake and the video would be restored soon. Nope. A human censor decided to remove it for good out of safety considerations. So Youtube is serious about parenting creators and viewers, as in a dystopia movie. It is unclear if this old video was flagged by someone to Youtube for review. I’d rather it be Youtube’s own paranoid algorithm. Reporting things/ppl that you don’t agree with to an unchecked power is sad. It should not be part of American culture, or any human culture.
4 years ago | 32
They leave the rule as ambiguous as possible so they can target any channels they wish.
4 years ago | 9
For the record, I have a 40 second long video about the human nose's evolution that's demonetized and age restricted for "being grotesque". And then another one about the science behind nicotine for "encouraging people to ingest dangerous chemicals". YouTube's flagging system is completely flawed
4 years ago | 19
Your videos are so awesome and make me enjoy the beauty of God's creation more and more.
4 years ago | 8
Talk about taking things too far. That's really dumb. I'm sorry to hear it because you have taught me a lot.
4 years ago | 5
That’s ridiculous, your videos are informative and very well done. There are hundreds of mushroom videos that are a lot more inappropriate,
4 years ago | 4
That sucks bro, YouTube can go and..... YouTube has reviewed this comment and has found it violates our “Terms of Service” and was removed.
4 years ago | 6
Platforms have been going apeshit removing mushroom accounts lately. Why do the want to censor the knowledge of mushrooms?
4 years ago | 11
Your channel is one of the best mushroom channels on YouTube! They just don’t want people learning their land! Mass censorship is going on!
4 years ago | 2
So so so frustrating :( Love all the incredible education you offer on your channel, this is such a foolish move on Youtube's part.
4 years ago | 3
How disappointing, I'm sorry your education is being censored. Your channel has always aired on the side of caution and to consult multiple sources in an effort to identify mushrooms beyond a shadow of a doubt. Best of luck with this dispute.
4 years ago | 8
YouTube censorship is out of control. Go to Rumble. I really like your videos for content as well as style. Thanks
4 years ago | 2
Super weird how you can literally watch child porn here ... But making a Spore print ... That's a No-No
4 years ago | 2
Looks like I picked the wrong year to start making videos...anyway I gotta say I loved all your videos and hope to see more!
4 years ago | 2
That is so insane! Spore prints are key ID point. Every mushroom book starts with that. Ignorant you tube company. Geeeez
4 years ago | 4
Old Man of the Woods
Youtube censorship updates: our video "Mushroom Identification for Beginners: Spore print Making," published on March 2020, was removed by Youtube on Jan 23, 2021. Censors believe it violates their “harmful and dangerous policy” and have rejected our appeals. For the record, the video only talks about how to make mushroom spore prints as the very first step of identifying wild mushrooms. I have to stretch the concerning policy support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801964 a lot to imagine how this particular video can be interpreted as unsafe. Any video could be potentially dangerous by the same standard. Youtube could only fulfill its job of making itself “a safe place for all” when it removed all contents published on the platform. But dictators are not to be reasoned with, and we knew that well enough. Hard not to see where this Youtopia is going. — L.
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Email notification of this well-intended censorship:
Hi Old Man of the Woods,
We have reviewed your appeal for the following content: Video: Mushroom Identification for Beginners: Spore Print Making.
We reviewed your content carefully, and have confirmed that it violates our harmful and dangerous policy. We know this is probably disappointing news, but it's our job to make sure that YouTube is a safe place for all.
How this affects your channel
* We won't be putting your content back up on YouTube.
* If your appeal was for a warning, you will not be given another warning in the future.
* If your appeal was for a strike, the strike will remain on your channel.
You can find more information about warnings and strikes at the YouTube Help Center.
Sincerely,
The YouTube Team
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