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Google Will Not Remove Anti-Muslim Video From YouTube Despite WH Request for Review

Sep. 14, 2012 10:01pm Jason Howerton

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Google Will Not Remove Anti Muslim Video From YouTube Despite White House Request for Review

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Google ruled on the side of free speech on Friday, announcing it will not remove a controversial anti-Muslim video from YouTube despite being pressured by the Obama administration to review the clip and see if it violates the site’s terms of service.

“We work hard to create a community everyone can enjoy and which also enables people to express different opinions,” a YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement. “This can be a challenge because what’s OK in one country can be offensive elsewhere. This video — which is widely available on the Web — is clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube.”

The statement continued: “However, we’ve restricted access to it in countries where it is illegal such as India and Indonesia, as well as in Libya and Egypt given the very sensitive situations in these two countries.”

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed to Politico in an email that the White House reached out to Google about the video on Tuesday.

“The White House asked YouTube to review the video to see if it was in compliance with their terms of use,” Carney wrote.

The clip in question contains scenes from a low-budget film called “Innocence of Muslims.” The film depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a moronic adulterer who approves of sexually abusing children, among other things.

Crowds allegedly angry the YouTube clip have assaulted U.S. embassies across the Middle East. However, others have suggested that radical Islamists are merely using the controversial film as cover to carry out attacks and violent protests.

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mrawfull
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:49pm
The guy who made this video didn’t do it on his own. The government made it happen.

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- BlazingPatriot
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:31pm
  You didn’t film that!
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:40pm
  Exactly!! Obama’s vision of government being your bestest buddy gladly takes the credit for any success, and thus should be blamed for every failure. They think offensive remarks can be equated to irrational hatred, destruction of property, and murder… so, by their logic, our government is nearly as guilty as the rioting muslims across the globe.
  
  Karma sure bites, amirite?
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:44pm
  BTW, congrats google. Decent defense of free speech. I think the vid should not be blocked at all, anywhere. This decision is better than I had expected.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:40am
  The WH wants us to believe it was the movie that caused this mess and not the invitation they sent.
  
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- Anamah
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:57am
  The video seems to be done by the same people making antisemitic films we watch all the time in the TV soap industry in Egypt, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia…. Too low quality to be made in America… May be the Salafi crazies willing to provoke chaos ?
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:21am
  @ Darkjello
  
  I agree, well done Google.
  
  It is interesting, is it not, that the White House went into bat for the Islamists in asking Youtube to review the clip.
  
  The Obama administration continues to reveal itself.
  
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- Dont_Vote_Obama-Romney
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:54am
  “White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed to Politico in an email that the White House reached out to Google about the video on Tuesday.”
  
  Commie White House smoke-and-mirrors — all to advance their attack on The U.S. Constitution by chipping away at The 1st Amendment:
  
  “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;”
  
  But, of course, Obama (and his trainers) simply go around that by the unConstitutional “Executive Order”. And, of course, the Progressives-communist Congress will continue to do nothing to stop it …
  
  AMERICANS must get their butts off their easy-chairs and stop it — remember, they work for us and we can kick them out … one way, or the other.
  
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- GETLIFE
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 6:10am
  Powerful, powerful message of truth on the part of Google/Youtube:
  The media is B§ ing us. Our government is B§ ing us.
  
  Hope they don’t back down.
  
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- db321
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:32am
  Google wont take it down! The only way to fix this problem is to take down or change the Constitution. Don’t doubt me on this. The WH does not give a crap about this movie. The WH does not give a crap about the protestors or the ones that were killed. This administration only care about getting rid of the Constitution.
  
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- HKS
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:36am
  Obama has someone or something to blame for every crisis. This is just another scapegoat for his failures.
  
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- Cadcamtrainer
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:46am
  Somebody built the camera for him. He ain’t that smart……. Hey Obama did it!
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:41am
  What a Joke! On sept 22nd Obama is doing a test on his off button that is supposed to kill the internet. This is just another justification for him to have this power. You Tube did this to bolster Obama’s ability to have this power. The fact they are using Free Speach as a excuse makes me so mad I could smoke a pickle.
  
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- The Giver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:43am
  Not crazy about Google, but agree with this stand. I hope they are not FORCED to remove it by a government that won’t let a “crisis go to waste”.
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:14am
  @DB321
  
  “Don’t doubt me on this”
  
  …
  
  I gotta say, I am doubting you a little bit…
  
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- kat747
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:07pm
  @DB321
  I do not doubt you for a second that this is 100% against the First Ammendment and the US Constitution.
  Did anyone ever look into that so-called movie being translated into all those middle eastern languages. I would not be surprised if 100% of those protestors ever heard of that movie before the
  protests.
  Those protests were an attack on the USA on 9/11/12 once again to show us whose side Barry is really on…..and it is totally obvious the Barry is not on the side of the American People.
  
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- StarkeRaving
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:15pm
  too funny and says it all
  
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- muffythetuffy
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 3:42pm
  THANK YOU
  
  Very soon all 330 million Americans will be on Obama’s Kill List and what will he do then? This Obama must be arrested for High Treason and stand Court Marshal for his crimes against the United States and the American People.
  
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- SycamoreFan
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 5:51pm
  Suppose someone posts a pro-abortion movie on YouTube and it angers Christians so much they riot and kill an abortion doctor.
  
  Would Hussein blame the pro-abortion movie? No!
  Would Hussein request that YouTube remove the pro-abortion movie? No!
  
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- Hobbs57
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:17pm
  Thank You Google, you just confirmed, the Obama administration made this happen. There is no doubt about it. There is NO WAY, with what is going on, that google would stand on the account of free speech for this video… Obama needed a crisis just before the election, and now, and now HE has blood on his hands … Unbelievable what these people will do for power and money …
  
  I know many of you don’t care for Mitt, but I teelyou this, he isn’t doing this for the money and the man obviously cares lees about power. Evidence being the countless anonymous acts of kindness, the 7,000 pints of milk, never wanting his name to be mentioned.I assure you ,no ego maniac would do that with out needing to be known he did it. Mitt is running because he is a man of service. Those of you who don’t know Mormons, don’t understand. It is genetically ingrained in them to be of service to their fellow man … Hate or not, he would never create a crisis , or call the Egyptian media and tell them about the video … If google would have blacked this out, I would not be so sure of this, but knowing they are in bed with Obama, and that they also had helped to spring the Arab Spring, this would be against their purposes… Only way they would let this o on, is for political purposes…. which ironically is the very same reason they would black it out.
  
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- Mulder1
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 4:57pm
  I’m quite surprised that the liberal company, Google, had the stones to stand up to the Dhimmi Obama administration. We need a President who will support our freedom of speech and now bow to Islamic threats. Obama’s policy of apologizing to and appeasing Muslims has not worked. Muslims still hate the USA because we allow freedom of speech and we oppose the Caliphate.
  
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- wavy1953
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:17am
  it’s Bush’s fault LOL
  
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- LRC
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:16pm
  It is George Bush’s fault.
  
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kangaroo
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:37pm
OK sorry Blaze the movie is back on U tube, bygones

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Alvin691
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:37pm
It’s not the cause of this uprising. Wake up.

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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:10am
  Yes it is…?
  
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- HorseCrazy
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:03pm
  its not you are correct. how many nasty shows and clips about christianity are there? do any of us feel the need to murder over hurt feelings? no just the muslimes, no excuse needed for them to act like the animals they are.
  
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- StarkeRaving
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:20pm
  I agree. Sounds like an Obama move place the blame elsewhere. Hmm maybe that’s where he learned it.
  
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Stonedage
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:34pm
Anyone put together that Obama will use this to try and limit what can be put on the internet? is that not what he wanted with the internet security bill. Can’t let a good crises go to waste right?

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- LuciDMari
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:31pm
  You are so right. Did you see the disgusting coverage on NBC? They cut into a program to show the White House “concern” for the 4 who were killed. They made such a to do about it. They don’t care for the military. They are a total disgrace to the White House. We were attacked again on American soil and all they do is have a photo op. Where is our outrage? We should be jamming the phones with our disgust. All of Congress needs to go. All are COWARDS! Blaming a little video on all of this is too silly to even think about. They wanted to do this while we commemorated 911 and for no other reason. AND WE DO NOTHING! We get what we deserve.
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:12am
  SOPA and ACTA were Republican sponsored initiatives. Nice try.
  
  So, do you just like write things you want to be true so you can hate Obama more? Or do you actually believe what you are saying is sensible?
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:33pm
silly muslims…bored out of their mind again.

maybe they just need video games over there or something.

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- powedj
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:47pm
  @GOODSTUFF
  
  Maybe they need to get laid. Not by a goat.
  
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kangaroo
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:32pm
OMG I am LMAO, U tube said this days ago, but the video is gone. Keep up Blaze.

On another note, dont for get to have your yard sale for obama, WTFO. We have already sold our crap for rent you low life connie

http://nation.foxnews.com/yard-sale-obama/2012/09/14/sell-your-stuff-national-yard-sale-obama

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- PoliticallyRightUs.Com
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:50pm
  OMG this screams “Please, I’m Desperate”!
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:29pm
Google is hit and miss.

Right now as we speak, people in China searching Youtube for Tianenmen Square will be blocked.

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Individualism
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:29pm
why don’t you folks just make videos of yourselves destroying texts of other religions and countries and do it enough to where it is the norm. than people will get used to it.

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- Walkabout
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:11pm
  It wasn’t funny. You’re mental.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:51am
  I see you fall into the insane category, INDIE. I knew you were a troll, but I had no idea you were that far from reality. OMG, you’re not even going to be useful to satan much longer…..
  
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- Bob_R_OathKeeper
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:11am
  I’m always amazed that you can even type one word correctly because you are clearly dumber than a pile of obama.
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:48am
  wow a bunch of communists, i guess to neo cons its ok to insult islam but not any other faith and a murderer has no right to call anyone dumb, most people join that group because they are.
  
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oxycontinxx
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:28pm
you guys at google better watch out. if you dont comply with wishes of the wh…………obammy will unleash one of his executive orders on you. and you ll be sorrrrrrrrrrry !!!!

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SacredHonor1776
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:24pm
This movie needs MST3K/RiffTrax treatment.

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FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:23pm
google, you tube, are you getting the picture now? Stop with your heads up obama the communist’s arse and get in the real world for once. Freedom of speech you idiots!!! You get it now finally??? The rest of the world, especially the middle east hates us, so why should Americans curtail their free speech? I see no reason to. If it wasn’t for this July video, it would always be some other excuse.

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chris p bacon
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:23pm
I never thought I would say this, but kudos to youtube and google. Did I say that out loud?

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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:23pm
  mmmmmmmmmmm bacon….
  
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Stoic one
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:22pm
Chanting ‘obama must’ die in the Middle East, is not against this administration. No, it is against the film maker.
(extreme sarcasm )

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- sacwoodpusher
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 4:56am
  So you think the Islamists chanting Obama must die are a pro-US group? maybe they want our economy to grow so they can sell us more oil!
  
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SolitudeBliss
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:20pm
Thank You Google !!!!!

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RebelPatriot
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:19pm
So much for freedom of speech in this administrations version of America.

This more than anything should show those so called independent voters where we are headed with the new demoncratic party.

Welcome to the socialist and communist regime of King Hussein. The homosexual, marxist/muslim cigarette smoking, beer drinking, and African American/Asian leader of the soon to be extinct free world, who supports the rights of illegal aliens to stay in America.

I have never seen anyone who could so well mirror all the minority groups of the US and not care one little bit for the rights of Christians to practice there religion and continues to oppress that religion on a daily basis with it’s laws and executive orders.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:19pm
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Obama doesn’t really want the video removed or it would have already been removed.
In my opinion, Obama the anti-Christ wants the World at war. He wants Christians destroyed. He wants Muslims to be victorious, and sharia law implemented throughout the World.

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jhaydeng
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:16pm
I thought Google was on the Admins nice list? Boy, they must be upset!

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- Teaparty-grammy
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 6:54pm
  It’s only another liberal dog and pony show, where they pretend to be in opposition to each other.
  
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Zealot of Law
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:14pm
Good Job, Youtube. I mean when did we start caring about people being offended by something they chose to watch on their own. I mean if these people are rioting over a low budget garbage film do they really need our apology or do they need to grow as a people and realize that its alright for people to have different systems of thought.
I am really disappointed in the U.S. reaction to this, are we going to let some people decide what we our country and our people do by throwing a tantrum. I hate almost everything about this administration.

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- SUNTZU
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:22pm
  Right-on
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:24pm
  What do you like?
  I am trying very hard to find something to like.
  So PLEASE help me to find something to like about this administration………….
  
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dj109
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:13pm
The administration is using the film as a blanket excuse as to why the attacks and protests are happening. Anyone with half a brain can see it’s the failed foreign policy of the apologetic man-child occupying the White House.

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- RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:26pm
  And don’t forget his bragging on the campaign trail how HE killed Bin Laden.
  
  NOBAMA
  **2012**
  
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TJexcite
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:13pm
If they start that every video has to be approved by a government official they are done. It would take a week before it is approved and cost money to get the approval. But is that part of the plan. For 35 hours of videos are uploaded every minute and the only way to control that is to turn off the internet. They already have bots and computer scanners catch most copyrighted for fingerprints. To remove it someone should claim it is a copyrighted work.

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skippy6
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:10pm
OH OH ….Something smells like dead fish here????

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- SUNTZU
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:25pm
  Nancy Pelosie ?
  
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- Jwmajic
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:29pm
  “The clip in question contains scenes from a low-budget film called “Innocence of Muslims.” The film depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a moronic adulterer who approves of sexually abusing children, among other things.”
  It’s the truth. Whats wrong with telling truth????
  
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- GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 3:29am
  It smells indeed. They are trying to encourage the “unrest” leaving the video there. Google is in love with Barry. I think they are trying to manufacture the so called unrest directly on American soil. Please remember that is going to be the first anniversary of the OWS, and Barry needs any kind of local crisis to declare invalid the elections or something like (Martial Law??)….Plan B at work!
  
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- Look4DBigPicture
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:15pm
  I agree, Skippy. We all know Google and the Obama administration are in bed with each other.
  
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ShyLow
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:09pm
Win for free-speech

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mashuser2
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:08pm
thank you youtube.

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Psychosis
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:08pm
good

do not capitulate to this administration, or the muslim animals they obviously cherish

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Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:06pm
However, others have suggested that radical Islamists are merely using the controversial film as cover to carry out attacks and violent protests. Yup.

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- MrWarrior
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:27pm
  Yup! It’s spiritual warfare which is the war of faiths that has been going on for years and years. They just always want to look for a reason to make those they hate look like the bad guys so as to also have reason to express their deeply rooted rebellious behavior! It is the behavior they hope will one day over power the world!
  
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