Wednesday, 20 May 2009

The Clans are Marching...



So I was on Youtube just poking around, watching some guitar solos. Trouble is, the Youtube censorship has gotten to stupid levels now. Seems that rather than removing videos that contain even a second of music belonging to Warner Youtube has started simply disabling the audio, leaving completely silent and thus useless videos.

Now. This has all been going on for a long time and I think most people are sick and tired of hearing about it. Which means it simply needs to end. And being the criminal genius that I am, I have thought long and hard about how to reclaim our internet freedom.
Youtube must die.

A rebellion must be simple to achieve its goals. Hacking Youtube would just lead to pissing them off and improving their overall security measures and such a thing just isn't the way to go.

People, we have a very simple way of showing Youtube and the music companies that we're fed up them. The only downside is that it would take the co-operation of every single Youtube user.

That's right. You've probably already made the mental leap to see my plan. Videos are central to Youtube's very existence. It can afford to pull a shitload of them offline at Warner's whim because there are so many more. The only way to send a message of true power is...

For every single Youtube user to remove all of their videos and delete their accounts. Simultaneously. As in, within 24 hours. Leave Youtube a bare shell. And what better time to do it than now, right as we start a new financial year.

On the one hand it may seem an impossible task. Persuading all Youtubers to take their beloved vids offline probably won't happen. But when you think about it... It's VERY possible. It could actually be done. It would cost Youtube an absolute fortune in lost revenue. It would create massive media furore. And it would send an unmissable message to the companies removing videos left right and centre.
The only people who have the power to do it is the masses themselves. Us, the public, the users. WE made Youtube what it is and if we choose, we could break it. Fuck Warner's oppression. In my opinion, this is something that needs to be done and soon. I just wish I had the means to spread the word and persuade all those people to do it. It would go down in history as the biggest online protest ever.

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