The headline here is that

(1) the increasingly authoritarian US government demanded that Google suppress videos serving the public interest because those videos are embarrassing to government officials, and

(2) Google readily over-complied with that request, deleting not just the videos but the entire channel.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/fda-official-youtube-videos

@inthehands maybe he should load then on Peer Tube

The headline here is that

(1) the increasingly authoritarian US government demanded that Google suppress videos serving the public interest because those videos are embarrassing to government officials, and

(2) Google readily over-complied with that request, deleting not just the videos but the entire channel.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/fda-official-youtube-videos

@cockneylaurie

“maybe he should just use Linux”

Spelling out the point of the snark there: the the post is not about what platform he’s using; it’s about the behavior of the US government and Google.

@inthehands
Sorry at this point I thought the behaviour of the US regime was taken as read and it's solutions that are required...

@cockneylaurie
I mean…we should not be surprised, but we should still be outraged. It’s important not to skip that crucial step; assuming outrage and immediately moving past it is how complacency and acceptance set in.

And yes, there are ample alternate hosting options for the Streisand Effect to kick in. But we have to be sure to give Google and the Trump admin that black eye, every time.

@inthehands Genuine question from my pragmatic autistic point of view: and how that will change anything to give them the black eye?

Saying that, I’m going to look online for a way to contact the author of the video and to mention him the existence of Peertube that he has probably no idea about.

@cockneylaurie

@adelinej
“Give them the black eye” means “discuss this with in our various social circles and express outrage so as to damage their reputation and keep attention on it.” It is easy to underestimate just how real and how impactful that kind of social shift can be.