Re:YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli h...
by teddyh on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @08:16AM
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Technically, “snuff” is usually defined as at least being made for entertainment (I say “usually”, since commonly other requirements are added as well). But beheading videos and the like are meant to scare their enemies, not to entertain weirdos on the internet. So these are not “snuff” videos.
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Re:YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli h...
by fluoridation on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @08:59AM
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If you want to get technical, then
>A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.
It seems like any video depicting a real murder would count as snuff. In any case, has YouTube ever allowed either kind?
Re:YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli h...
by teddyh on Thursday November 06, 2025 @11:08AM
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I dispute that definition: <https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/a-pinch-of-snuff/>
Re:YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli h...
by boxed on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @09:24AM
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I would think the "for entertainment" is in the eye of the beholder, and the production part is irrelevant. In either case, YouTube has never allowed this stuff.
Re:YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli h...
by lern_too_spel on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @06:25PM
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These were documentaries made by nonprofits, not snuff films. As the article states, they were removed due to sanctions, not for violating YouTube policies.