YouTube Temporarily Removes ‘Fredo’ Video of Chris Cuomo, Claims It Violates ‘Policy on Harassment and Bullying’
A video of CNN’s Chris Cuomo showing the fake news anchor lose his cool and threaten a Trump supporter who called him “Fredo” with violent language was temporarily removed by YouTube today, claiming the content violates their “policy on harassment and bullying.”
UPDATE: YouTube has removed the original viral “Fredo” video from @theeconstituti1 for violating their “harassment and bullying” policy.https://t.co/EMnOeGnnQN pic.twitter.com/cjMXl0np30
— ALX ???????? (@alx) August 13, 2019
After being called out for their restrictive decision to protect Cuomo, YouTube quickly reversed their censorship and restored the video.
Unbelievable: @Youtube has taken down the viral video showing @chriscuomo threatening to assault a heckler and then grotesquely comparing “Fredo” to the N word. Youtube/Google literally covering up his racism and violent threats. You can’t make this stuff up. #StopTheBias https://t.co/A14f5CLSpN
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 13, 2019
Within minutes of a Tweet by @DonaldJTrumpJr, YouTube seems to have restored the video.
They only correct themselves when they get called out..
(Yes the video was actually removed):https://t.co/Z4SYyoy1n7
— ALX ???????? (@alx) August 13, 2019
Twitter is also working to censor Cuomo’s tangent, giving a warning that it “may contain sensitive material” before allowing users to access the content.
The “Fredo” Twitter Moment “may contain sensitive material”.
Thanks for the warning @TwitterMoments ! ???? pic.twitter.com/ha44MaH1ci
— ALX ???????? (@alx) August 13, 2019
The restored video can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NAwowhwi9c
Cuomo has a long history of bullying and threatening behavior toward his political opponents. He lobbed attacks at a rape victim whose message of empowerment was posted by the NRA due to her support for gun rights.
Only in America https://t.co/rPfsxGU8Gh
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) May 29, 2019
Not sure what you mean by this. “Only in America” can a rape survivor protect herself and her family against any future threat? This is bad how? https://t.co/lnSzHICRny
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 29, 2019
Man mocks rape survivor who protects her children with firearm… Only on CNN. https://t.co/S5vhQ8dCB1
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) May 29, 2019
Cuomo also defended ANTIFA domestic terrorists on his CNN program. He defended the terror group that has repeatedly attacked innocent people like journalist Andy Ngo for the purposes of intimidation. He claimed their ambush attacks are justified to punish supposed white racists.
“People who show up to fight against bigots are not to be judged the same as the bigots even if they do resort to the same kinds of petty violence,” Cuomo said last year.
Despite their capitulation on the Fredo video, it is clear that Big Tech is out to protect the fake news media through their biased censorship policies.
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