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So, who's going to participate? Let me make a long story short.

Basically, Google bought YouTube a few months ago, and since then they've changed a lot of things on the website. Now, they're going "demote" all videos that contain any sexually suggestive content (they're getting much stricter about it). The same goes for all videos that contain profanity.

Any videos that contain inappropriate content will no longer be featured on any page of the website and will only be available through a direct link. Many YouTube users feel this is wrong because it's illegal to censor them as they have freedom of speech (at least in the USA).

To show that they disagree with the system, the YouTube community has proposed a "Blackout" date. They will protest on December 19th, 2008 by simply not visiting the YouTube website or logging in to their accounts.

This will affect YouTube's revenue as they have a pay-per-click system. Many YouTube users believe the site would not exist if it wasn't for us- the users. We made YouTube what it is today. Or did we...?

I don't have a statement at the moment, but I would like to hear your opinions on the matter.
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