PragerU v. YouTube|5 Minute Video
Free speech is in jeopardy. Big Tech behemoths like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are putting their thumbs on the complimentary speech scale, “limiting” conservative content they do not like. PragerU is resisting with a suit against YouTube and its parent business, Google. The genuine winner (or loser) will be the American public. In this video, Attorney Eric George, who is representing PragerU, sets out our case. Be the jury.
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Script:
The most crucial suit in America right now– and maybe the complimentary world– is Prager University v. YouTube.
You may consider this a grandiose declaration, especially given that I’m the lead lawyer for PragerU. I guarantee you, it’s not.
That’s because this case has to do with the most basic liberty Americans have: liberty of speech, as articulated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
All our flexibilities– the really idea of flexibility– springs from this. Lose it, and we’re no longer totally free– not as individuals, and not as a nation.
I’m not willing to accept that. PragerU doesn’t accept that. And you shouldn’t, either.
Okay, so how did we enter into this situation? A little background.
PragerU is what is called a 501( c)( 3 )– a non-profit instructional media business. It’s known primarily for its five-minute videos. In 2016, viewers started to observe that certain PragerU videos were no longer available. YouTube had actually placed them on its “restricted” list, which prevents the videos from playing on computer systems utilizing content filters to screen out violence and porn.
YouTube stated no– each “restricted” video had been reviewed by a walking, talking human. YouTube deemed each one unsuitable for young people, treating these videos the very same as they would, say, for ones containing porn or extreme violence. Keep in mind, this is PragerU we’re talking about– as Main Street as you can get!
Which, eventually, turns out to be the problem.
PragerU’s center-right content– many of their videos, by the way, have no political theme at all– angers YouTube’s perceptiveness. In other words, the videos aren’t being limited to secure young people from unsuitable material; they’re being restricted to protect young people from concepts YouTube disagrees with.
When YouTube would not take the “upseting” videos off their restricted list– there are now 100 on that list– we had no other alternative. YouTube was infringing on our right to complimentary speech.
Wait a second, you may state– YouTube, which is owned by Google, is a personal business. Can’t they do anything they want?
The response is: Yes … and no.
Yes, if they are a publisher. No, if they are a public online forum.
So what’s the distinction? This gets right to the nub of the matter.
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PragerU is combating back with a suit against YouTube and its parent company, Google. In this video, Attorney Eric George, who is representing PragerU, lays out our case. PragerU is what is called a 501( c)( 3 )– a non-profit educational media business. In 2016, audiences started to notice that specific PragerU videos were no longer offered. Keep in mind, this is PragerU we’re talking about– as Main Street as you can get!
