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The platform can lodge an objection in an urgent procedure
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According to an urgent decision by the Cologne Regional Court, the video platform YouTube wrongly deleted two interview clips from the controversial campaign #allesaufdentisch. At the request of the initiators of the Internet campaign, the court issued two preliminary injunctions against the platform. YouTube did not tell the channel operators precisely enough which passages they believe violated which provision of their guidelines, said a court spokeswoman on Monday at the request of the dpa news agency. The »Bild« had previously reported on the court order.
The newspaper quotes from the court ruling that YouTube may only delete videos if there is “obvious medical misinformation that is recognizable at first glance”, without naming specific problematic passages.
The deleted interviews are, however, »longer videos« which »also contain a large number of clearly permissible statements«.
According to »Bild«, several clips in which artists asked scientists about their criticism of the corona policy had been deleted.
YouTube can file an objection
The court spokeswoman said that the court order will only take effect once it has been served on YouTube.
The platform can then also lodge an objection in an urgent procedure.
Then the civil division of the regional court would hear the matter.
From the platform YouTube, which belongs to the Google concern, an answer to a request was still pending on Monday evening - on the one hand to the deletion itself, on the other hand to the court order.
The internet campaign #allesaufdentisch, in which actor Volker Bruch also took part, started at the end of September.
(Read more about it here.) In many videos that were uploaded online, the Corona measures and the media reporting on them are criticized, among other things.
In the clips, various interlocutors - for example from science - talk about medical and social aspects.
Critics accuse the creators of using narratives based on conspiracy ideology.
The initiative comes from the context of the controversial campaign #allesdichtmachen, which had caused a stir months before.
At that time, people from the film scene criticized the handling of the corona virus with satirical videos under the hashtag #allesdichtmachen.
The action had provoked controversial reactions - some accused the group of playing down the coronavirus.
Several participants later distanced themselves.
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