Wall of shame

Here you can find a collection of the examples of unjustified take-downs that we've been collecting. If you've also got stories that you want to share with us, send us your examples and do your part to make this problem visible.

YouTube

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Ich bin Geschäftsführer des Deutschen Hanfverbandes und Moderator der wöchentlichen DHV-News, die jeweils ca. 30.000 bis 100.000 views erreichen. Der Kanal des Deutschen Hanfverbands hat 165.000 Abonnenten: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeutscherHanfverband/videos Früher hat YouTube ab und zu einzelne Videos ohne ersichtlichen Grund mit Altersbeschränkungen versehen, was besonders bei frisch veröffentlichten Videos zu einem massiven Einbruch der Zuschauerzahlen geführt […]

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Other

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Über 400 Videos seit einem Monat offline.

Result of the appeal:

I didn't appeal

Facebook

Suspended account

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The website of Ecological Intervention of Heraklion (www.opi.org.gr) is blocked by Facebook since November 2019. It’s impossible to share any post from this blogger site on Facebook. We several times crosschecked the website for potentially controversial content or technical issues, but everything was right. EIH has sent numerous messages and filled forms to Facebook support […]

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Human Rights Violations
Opposition to Government or Ruling Party
Environmental Rights

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More than one year!

Result of the appeal:

Still waiting

Facebook

Suspended account

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In short: Facebook unjustly blocked a page of my project, and along with that, they blocked my personal profile. They allowed me to appeal for the page and found out that they made a mistake. Therefore, they unblocked the page. However, the ban on my personal profile unjustly stayed for weeks, and I did not […]

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Marginalised Communities
Other

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I didn't appeal

Facebook

Deleted post/tweet/video

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Dobrý den. Když jsem si zakládal Facebook účet, zakládal jsem ho jako informativní medium mé osoby. Lidé mě znají pod jménem HORSET Vládce a jsem zpěvákem punkové kapely BARBAR PUNK, která patří mezi přední punkové špičky v naší zemi. Pod jménem HORSET mě zná celé mé okolí, dokonce tak, že téměř nikdo nezná mé pravé […]

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Other

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I didn't appeal

Facebook

Deleted post/tweet/video

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La foto di un mio tweet che riportava ad un articolo del mio blog è stata segnalata da maschilisti, Facebook l’ha rimossa e mi ha imposto una sospensione dell’account. Non ho smesso di produrre contenuti, ma la cosa mi ha infastidito.

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Women's Bodies

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Non ricordo di preciso.

Result of the appeal:

I didn't appeal

YouTube

Deleted account

What happened:

Our YouTube page for our podcast was permanently banned on the grounds that it contained “pornography.” We believe it’s simply because we dared to represent zoosexuality in a positive light. The content of our videos were not pornographic, and they were in no way intended to be viewed as such. The content we create serves […]

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LGBTIQ+
Marginalised Communities

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Result of the appeal:

Didn't change their decision

Twitter

Deleted post/tweet/video

What happened:

Twitter hat plötzlich und ohne Vorwarnung meinen Account gesperrt. Es ist ein ganz normaler halb-privater Account mit dem ich mit meinen Onlinefreunden interagiert, mich über die Geschehnisse in der Welt informiert und teilweise kritische Kommentare (fern von Hatespeech oder ähnlichem) gepostet habe. Da ich Autist bin und eine Angststörung habe, hat es mir Twitter ermöglicht […]

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Other

Days of suspension:

17+

Result of the appeal:

I didn't appeal

YouTube

Suspended account

What happened:

I have a YouTube account that was shut down without warning by Google/YouTube with the following explanation: “Your account has been terminated as a result of repeated abusive, hateful and/or harassing comments that violate our community guidelines. […] Please be aware that you are prohibited from accessing, possessing or creating any other YouTube accounts.” However, […]

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Opposition to Government or Ruling Party
Corporate Accountability
Elections

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Result of the appeal:

stillwaiting

Facebook

Suspended account

What happened:

Facebook blocked access to Extinction Rebellion Belgium (and others) page and admin profiles. PR: https://www.extinctionrebellion.be/en/press/2020/09/07/facebook-deletes-extinction-rebellion-belgiums-page

Topic of your content:

Opposition to Government or Ruling Party
Environmental Rights
Corporate Accountability

Days of suspension:

14+

Result of the appeal:

stillwaiting

YouTube

Suspended account

What happened:

In January 2018, pro-choice organisation Women on Waves received a message stating it has violated YouTube’s “community guidelines” and therefore its account has been taken down. The account of Women on Web, Women on Waves’ sister organisation, was suspended too. No specifics were offered, but they were no longer able to access their account or […]

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Reproductive Rights

Days of suspension:

1 Day in January 2018

Result of the appeal:

decisionchanged

YouTube

Deleted post/tweet/video

What happened:

LGBT-related videos disappeared on restricted mode on Youtube. They included a video of a lesbian couple reading each other their wedding vows, or Titles including words like “gay,” “lesbian,” and “bisexual” were hidden. It prevented self-expression online but also cut some information channels for younger people who want to know about different orientations and definitions […]

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LGBTIQ+

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decisionchanged

Facebook

Deleted post/tweet/video

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Facebook post raising awareness about the Union’s support for start-ups to fight COVID-19 disappeared from Facebook. Application for funds that were made available to support start-ups able to produce solution that could fight the virus was originally open until March 18, 2020. In an attempt to spread the news to all potential interested parties, several […]

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