Feminist analysis of video game tropes booted off YouTube within hours
Feminist analysis of video game tropes booted off YouTube within hours
By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 18:24 EDT
Within hours of being uploaded to YouTube, a video analyzing the portrayal of women in video games was removed for an alleged “Terms of Service” violation. Anita Sarkeesian, the feminist media critic behind the video, suspected the video was flagged by angry gamers.
“Looks like my harassers abused YouTube’s flag function to get my new Tropes vs Women video removed. Not the first time it’s happened,” her website Feminist Frequency tweeted. “We are looking into the issue and will update you all as soon as we know the full story and can get the video restored,” it added.
After appealing “the bogus terms of service violation takedown” the video was restored to YouTube. Sarkeesian became the target of an intimidation campaign after launching a fundraiser for her “Tropes vs. Women in Games” project.
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