Ladies and gentlemen,
with incomprehension on 22/12/2007 we had to find our YouTube account "GayRomeoClips" was deleted without warning. This was done after we had linked a completely harmless Christmas video for the 500,000 members of our gay community on our home page. As reason you stated that it is "inappropriate content" constitutes.
to a "Support accident" we can not believe after three nearly identical bearing account deletions. Since we received no response to our repeated requests, we will be forced to choose the form of an open letter and hope in this way an opinion of your company to obtain.
The first two accounts were deleted on the grounds "for sexual". Although these were among other gay erotic - but all contents were completely family safe. In the usual classification to an age limit they have given. Although we could not understand your assessment, we set in December 2007 to a new account and deliberately avoided to erotic content.
for Christmas, we made a music video with regards to our users online. This was the dancing gay music band Bearforce1 "from the Netherlands. The liquidation was immediately and without warning, after we linked the video on our home page. Because the video content this time, probably even for you not the reason "too sexual" allowed you said it just to "inappropriate content"?
is of course aware that can be found on YouTube videos with gay content. Since we not expect that YouTube has something special to GayRomeo, is not really the question: Why were each cleared as promptly and consistently?
Since the deletion was always right after the video link on our homepage, we can only come to the conclusion that getting the high click rate from our users was the cause. The last Christmas video was called 50,000 times in one day and received next very many positive reviews, but also "30 Honors and was so active in several YouTube charts. Without question, this made many hetero-YouTubers to the video carefully. That there were many gay-haters among them, we were allowed to comments such as "Happy AIDS!" ! Notice
be sure, some have complained of such YouTube users also with you. You already gave this as a reason for deletion? Does this policy as well as videos with Muslim women without head covering, only complaining because there are enough radical Islamists? We hope not!
Did ever review the content of the video instead? If so - why are harmless non-sexual videos for you to inappropriate Content? Just because they show gay Santa Claus? Or would you consider to be inappropriate even when gays come about in the YouTube charts and visible to the public?
If you comply with demands of such people and banished the subject of homosexuality from the public, is one that not only legal but encouraged homophobia! Gays have long and successfully fought to be accepted by society and politics. Essential for this is a normal representation in the media. Gays are not just victims or represent themselves only embarrassing - for example if they are good cry in another YouTube video for Britney Spears botched her eyes comeback . Although this video was called a million times for you, you apparently had no problem. Certainly not gay-haters!
Certainly, under protest, but with good reason related CSD parades take place in the middle of our cities and not hidden in the forest at night! Even if it is on YouTube to a commercial platform and company, you will too because of the enormous global reach of a very large, special responsibility. Take this true too!
We must not bow to the benefit of a possible stress-free support anti-gay efforts! We are not a company known that would also operate only partially such a discriminatory policy and thus could be long-term success.
We think that the very liberal and democratic principles and the protection of minorities in Europe, America and the world should also apply to YouTube!
gays are perfectly appropriate content!
Sincerely
PlanetRomeo BV
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This letter may be linked to http://www.gayromeo.com/?jump=youtube_open_letter. GayRomeo is an online forum for gay, bisexual and transsexual men. Responsible for this PlanetRomeo BV is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. For more information, please visit our website www.gayromeo.com. For press inquiries, we are under press@planetromeo.com available.
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