YouTube has deleted the channel of Samidoun, a group with ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terrorist organization by Israel and Germany. The platform also removed the account of Samidoun's international coordinator, Charlotte Kates. Samidoun has been involved in multiple webinars featuring officials from Hamas and the Houthis since October 7th. The group, which operates in universities across Europe and North America, has been banned in Germany and is also prohibited from using multiple digital payment platforms. Samidoun's flag was seen at the UofT encampment. Critics argue that YouTube's actions align with Zionism and Imperialism. Questions have been raised about Samidoun's events at Columbia.
Samidoun is designated as a terrorist organization in Israel. They are banned from operating in Germany. The founders are banned from entering the EU. They are banned from multiple digital payment platforms, and now YouTube. Why are they doing events at @Columbia? https://t.co/9u835VNle1
The pro-terrorist organization Samidoun’s YouTube channel was deleted by @YouTube and @TeamYouTube. Samidoun is designated as a terrorist organization in Germany and Israel. Its international coordinator Charlotte Kates was a panelist of the March event “Resistance 101”… https://t.co/oNgLBMqWXT
Terrorist group silenced on YouTube. https://t.co/0nFmgZHEjl
YouTube has taken down all Samidoun content. Samidoun is a Hamas affiliate that operates in universities across Europe and North America. They have been banned in Germany. Their flag was flying at the @UofT encampment. https://t.co/5u0BkH1NYx
About time! Looks like YouTube finally deleted the channel of Samidoun, a proxy of the PFLP terrorist organization. Samidoun has aired multiple webinars on the platform since October 7th with officials from Hamas and the Houthis https://t.co/56Whbpd4UB
Boom: YouTube just deleted the accounts of Samidoun & coordinator Charlotte Kates. Samidoun has organizational and ideological ties to the terrorist PFLP, designated by Israel (2021) and dissolved by Germany (2023). They blame YouTube for "alignment with Zionism and Imperialism". https://t.co/8mYkN4eE7T