YouTube censors/deletes human rights videos on China’s genocide in Xinjiang

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YouTube removed several videos last week created by a human rights group featuring testimonies from people who say their families in China’s Xinjiang region have disappeared, according to a Reuters exclusive report. The platform claimed the videos violated their guidelines against “cyberbullying and harassment.”

Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights’ channel, co-founded by Xinjiang-born activist Serikzhan Bilash, has nearly 11,000 videos on YouTube attracting over 120 million views over the last four years. Thousands of the videos include individuals speaking on camera about relatives who have disappeared in the region.

According to Reuters, Bilash was told by government advisors to stop describing the situation in Xinjiang as a “genocide.”

“They’re just facts,” Bilash told the outlet in a phone interview. “The people giving the testimonies are talking about their loved ones.”

The group appealed YouTube’s decision to block their videos between April and June, and several were restored, but multiple videos are still...

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