A documentary released by China's national broadcaster CGTN on the
anti-terrorism work in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region has been blocked by YouTube for "copyright" issues. Some netizens
said that YouTube's move shows how hypocritical some Western media are.
CGTN aired two documentaries on December 5 and 7 focused on
anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang and terrorist organization the East
Turkistan Islamic Movement's (ETIM) role in plotting terrorist attacks
in China.
The two documentaries included rare footages of terrorist attacks in
China, including the Urumqi riots in 2009 - which led to 197 deaths and
over 1,700 injuries - and the attack on the Kunming railway station on
March 1, 2014, which left 31 dead and 141 wounded.
CGTN also uploaded these two documentaries to YouTube, and the first,
Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang, was watched hundreds of millions of
times.
However, it was taken down by YouTube "due to a copyright claim by Morgenland Festival Osnabruck."
Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang was re-uploaded and can now be found on
CGTN's YouTube account, but YouTube is asking users to register before
watching the video as some of its content may not be "proper" for all
users.
Youtube's actions have angered many users. Some netizens criticized
YouTube's move as "shameful," and said it shows viewers how hypocritical
Western media are.
A netizen commented, "Make sure everyone knows YouTube censorship
previously deleted this video in order to wipe its view count, likes and
comments!"
"YouTube, what are you afraid about in this video? Is your censorship of
the video in line with what you claim about freedom of speech?" a
netizen named "David Watson" commented.
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