YouTube bans Prager U video of Muslim denouncing anti
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Popular conservative/libertarian channel  Prager U  is once again being censored by Google and YouTube for a video deemed too “hateful.”
The video is titled “Born to Hate Jews ” and while the title seems dark  the message is the exact opposite. The speaker this time around is Kasim Hafeez  founder of the Israel Campaign  and in the video  he  tells the story of  his  journey from being a Muslim who came very close to being a terrorist against Israel  to a man whose first hand education led  him  to stand with country  he  previously hated.
The core of  his  message is that  he  discovered that Israel is not the horrible  oppressive  and murderous state that many Muslim parents teach their children  and college professors teach their students.  He  uses the story to point out that education about  his  enemy turned  his  enemy into  his  friend.
“YouTube’s removal of PragerU’s video is particularly alarming. YouTube labeled the video as ‘hate speech ’ which is ironic since the video is about fighting hatred and anti-Semitism  and is presented by a Muslim ” said Prager U’s Communication Director Jared Sichel.
Google and YouTube have censored  Prager U  in the past as well  having placed some of their educational content in the “restricted” column  which would block videos from being seen in places like schools  where these videos would have the most impact.
While  Prager U’s  videos have not carried mainstream messages  and even covered topics from views that are not politically correct   they  have never been inflammatory  obscene  or hateful. That YouTube is labeling this video promoting peace  understanding  and factuality as “hate speech” raises questions that should be asked about what values lay at the heart of the company.
Popular conservative/libertarian channel  Prager U  is once again being censored by Google and YouTube for a video deemed too “hateful.”
The video is titled “Born to Hate Jews ” and while the title seems dark  the message is the exact opposite. The speaker this time around is Kasim Hafeez  founder of the Israel Campaign  and in the video  he  tells the story of  his  journey from being a Muslim who came very close to being a terrorist against Israel  to a man whose first hand education led  him  to stand with country  he  previously hated.
The core of  his  message is that  he  discovered that Israel is not the horrible  oppressive  and murderous state that many Muslim parents teach their children  and college professors teach their students.  He  uses the story to point out that education about  his  enemy turned  his  enemy into  his  friend.
“YouTube’s removal of PragerU’s video is particularly alarming. YouTube labeled the video as ‘hate speech ’ which is ironic since the video is about fighting hatred and anti-Semitism  and is presented by a Muslim ” said Prager U’s Communication Director Jared Sichel.
Google and YouTube have censored  Prager U  in the past as well  having placed some of their educational content in the “restricted” column  which would block videos from being seen in places like schools  where these videos would have the most impact.
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