YouTube Political Speech Reinstatement, Google Pilot Program
Google and YouTube have committed to allowing creators previously banned for political speech violations to return to the platform following oversight efforts by Representative Jim Jordan. While Alphabet's Eric Schmidt reportedly signaled an end to certain restrictions, YouTube has clarified that the reinstatement is currently a pilot program. Skepticism remains regarding whether high-profile figures like Alex Jones or Nick Fuentes will be fully restored or if the move is a token concession to avoid further congressional investigation.
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00:00 Jim Jordan yesterday due to our oversight efforts Google commits to offer all creators previously kicked off YouTube to the political speech violations to return to their platform. But that's not all we have the alphabet letter. That's the parent company Eric Schmidt saying yeah, we're going to stop so I'm a little busy but I told you during a break you should go try to relaunch your channel and I'm doing it today. I'm going to get there with my driver's license all of it and I'm going to try to relaunch it. I don't show channel today. And the crew's like, well, let's worry about the algorithm. We're not going to get on there. I predict they're going to block it, which is fine. Then I'll get it to Jim Jordan, who I can call on the phone, leave it right there. This is just a part of investigation. And we're going to force their hand on this. But this does show some of the good stuff coming out of Trump, other than trying to start a nuclear war. What do you make of that?
00:49 Well, I'm skeptical of it like you are because then they came out actually, I don't know if it was today or yesterday and YouTube said it's a pilot program. I don't know if this is brand new. I think it just came out this- We're gonna let them all back, but it's a pilot program. Yes, so I'm deeply skeptical and you know that could mean one of two things. It might mean that they will do more later. That's what a pilot program is. They'll see how it goes. Maybe they'll bring on more people or it could mean that it's like a token concession and it's not actually what they're saying. Big, big creators, big talk show host. I'll stop there. They call them up and say, oh, we hear Evan Alex on.
01:27 The producers all talked to him, they're all tattletales. Better not do that, we're gonna demonetize you. So that's what goes on. But it's not like, oh, I went back on YouTube. But clearly, will you, because I'm not trying to hog the space here. It's a smart, not a stunt, it's a show. Let's commit, you and I both today, let's go try to log on. Let's try to relaunch the Nick J. Fuentes Show, America first. Let's try to relaunch Alex Jones Live. Let's do it when we get off here in 10 minutes. Let's do it. Absolutely. I'm game. Yeah, let's stress test it. Yeah, because it's horse crap. I totally agree with you. I don't know. Here's what I will say about YouTube. I am skeptical because you and I, we've been through a lot of the same nonsense that they always do like this. But at least from my perspective, there were times when I years ago, I would go on somebody's channel and they would get banned. That has not happened as far as I'm aware, at least in six or seven months. The last year, almost a year, I'm able to go on shows. They don't get banned or demonetized. Yeah. And suddenly my clips are everywhere too.
02:27 Yeah, same here. So there definitely is a liberalization. They're definitely opening it up. The question is just how far are they going to take it? I'm skeptical that you and me are going to be allowed right back on. Well, don't you think, because the Holy Spirit, at the end of the day, gut level is your own knowledge, your instincts, your life experience, but also the Holy Spirit. I just think Elon Musk is good. He got mad at Trump and left, and he put it all on the line. He's been majorly attacked. I mean, on X we've done nothing but support. I mean, I think, I don't think I know Elon doing what he did open up all of this. I agree with you. It's, he probably did more good on that than maybe almost anybody else up to and including Trump on some level. Yeah. And then Trump's treatment. I know the inside baseball, a bunch of jealous people ran Elon out and told him it was a bad move.
