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Censored for satire? Comic’s YouTube ban ignites free-speech debate

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:16 August 2026
Post last modified:17 August 2026

The Canary recently spoke to Irish satirist and pro-Palestine activist Tadhg Hickey, as he faces further pushback from the pro-Israel lobby. His YouTube channel has been taken down, apparently for “endorsing criminal organisations”. Hickey has long maintained his public support for the right of resistance, which is a legal right enshrined under international law, for a captive or occupied population to resist their occupier. Within this crucial tenet of international law, occupied people have an inherent legal right to resist using force and have the right to bear arms. It then follows, of course, that support for resistance is absolutely in…

Attack on independent media escalates (again) — YouTube will have to prioritise ‘MSM’

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:5 July 2026
Post last modified:5 July 2026

The Starmer regime is looking to force YouTube and other online media platforms to force-feed users with government-approved media and make it harder to find independent sources. This is a naked escalation in his war on information the state does not like. YouTube is warning creators that the planned new rules will: include mandatory changes to how content is discovered on YouTube. Exactly what the regime is planning to promote at the cost of independent sources is made clear by the consultation page on the government website: This includes: • interventions to support an informed society. For example, requiring social media…

UK government plan will ‘ruin’ YouTube around the world

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:5 July 2026
Post last modified:5 July 2026

Great Britain is developing a reputation for its opposition to civil liberties and online freedoms. The latest example of this is the government’s plan to turn YouTube into an instrument for disseminating establishment-friendly media: YouTube says the proposals could require it to put "some channels above others":https://t.co/Ad03iabJqF — Dexerto (@Dexerto) July 4, 2026 Will Andy Burnham run with this policy when he becomes PM? Or will he see sense, and realise that taking on a planet full of YouTube creators isn’t going to give his government the propaganda boost they’re anticipating? Goebbels Mr Bean As Dexerto reported: The UK government has revealed…