Alec Hogg: Our first scrape with censorship over keynote

The BizNews team expected nothing more taxing over the Easter Weekend than watching views keep piling up on a gone-viral video of Nick Hudson's keynote from our inaugural conference. YouTube had other plans..Read more: Alec Hogg: Thanks for keeping faith Cyril, so should we.On Thursday evening, the world's dominant video hosting platform removed those 27 minutes by then seen over 500 000 times. The video's popularity far surpassed our previous "biggie" (100 000). Its message from actuary Hudson, co-founder of PANDA, clearly resonated with many..So why was the video removed? We've been told: "YouTube doesn't allow content that explicitly disputes the efficacy of local health authorities or World Health Organisation guidance on social distancing and self isolation." In other words, allow commentators to challenge official narratives at your peril..___STEADY_PAYWALL___.Read more: Alec Hogg: Why we sold three top performing stocks.YouTube, the upstart founded just 16 years ago, has been a massive beneficiary of the Network Effect. But such power is never owned, only lent. What if publishers and their audiences decide to reverse that Effect? It's easily achieved through moving to previously unloved competitors like Vimeo and Odysee. Censorship is a slippery slope. Even when applied with the best intentions..PS The Nick Hudson videos can be accessed on the new BizNews channels on Vimeo as per:Part One: vimeo.com/532172876Part Two: vimeo.com/532180407Part Three: vimeo.com/532436549.PPS If you'd like the chance to spend a few days with Nick Hudson (and our other high profile presenters) sign up for the Spring 2021 edition of the BizNews Investment conference. Here's the details: https://www.biznews.com/biznews-investment-conference.How to catch the BizNews Power Hour.The BizNews Power Hour is broadcast every evening from 5:30pm SA time. There are quite a few ways to catch it live:.On our 24×7 live stream which is at https://iono.fm/s/141Watch the in-studio action on the BizNewsTV YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3NgIn Cape Town free to air – Fine Music Radio on FM 101.3 (CT); 107.9 (False Bay); 94.7 (Hout Bay); 97.1 (Altantic Seaboard)Via FMR live stream: https://iono.fm/s/6Via FMR on DSTV – channel 838.If you miss the live show, all recordings of BizNews Power Hour are available on:.BizNews Radio on Spotify (see SA Top 15 chart below) – https://open.spotify.com/show/5FFrCgm9cQpFdpemev4lEIBizNews Radio on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) –https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/biznews-radio/id1441394221.For your listening and viewing pleasure….Latest audio on BizNews Radio…(click on the link to access)BPH: Carrie interviews Wendy Appelbaum; plus Aki, Shaps, moreOn The Money with Jarryd Neves: Buying your first propertyNo such thing as easy money – Piet Viljoen on Ascendis, BalwinInside Covid-19: More bad news for AZ; Vaccine for dogsFB: J&J vaccines approved in SA; SARB confiscates Gupta cashDrive Time with Jarryd Neves – VW Polo Vivo 1.4Latest videos on BizNews TV… (subscribe on YouTube and daily at 5:30pm get to see all the studio action of BizNews Power Hour)UGLY Truth about lockdowns with Nick Hudson – Part ThreePaul O'Sullivan on forensics, corruption and SA's appeal to himJ&J vaccines approved in SA, SARB confiscates Gupta cash

Alec Hogg: Our first scrape with censorship over keynote

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