Vidme - Revision history

PAINIS234 at 17:47, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T17:47:54Z

Erin Carson: Giphy Acquisition; Cleanup; Citations

2019-09-15T02:57:41Z

Giphy Acquisition; Cleanup; Citations

Erin Carson: /* Known GGers in Vidme */ Links and title changes (cleanup)

2019-09-13T17:11:14Z

‎Known GGers in Vidme: Links and title changes (cleanup)

MikiSayaka33: /* Known GGers in Vidme */

2019-08-26T04:02:07Z

‎Known GGers in Vidme

Np99: /* Role in Gamergate */ added links corrected grammar

2019-08-25T18:38:44Z

‎Role in Gamergate: added links corrected grammar

MikiSayaka33 at 19:37, 19 August 2019

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MikiSayaka33 at 19:22, 19 August 2019

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MikiSayaka33: /* Role in Gamergate */

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‎Role in Gamergate

MikiSayaka33: /* Role in Gamergate */

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‎Role in Gamergate

MikiSayaka33: /* Role in Gamergate */

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+'''THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE''' ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY.  Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are ''not'' official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).
-{{Website Infobox
+They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.
-== Origins ==
+== CHANNELS ==
-According to Vidme, they're small team consisting of twelve humans and six dogs. <ref>Vidme (About/Archive) - [http://archive.fo/3HWZ7]</ref> <ref>Vidme (tubefilter/archive)-[http://archive.fo/o3sR1]</ref> Founded by two entrepreneurs, Warren Shaeffer and Alex Benzer, in 2014.  The idea to simplified video publishing, trying to build around the community and develope new ways for content creators to build an audience and earn money.
+== EVENTS ==
-== Role in Gamergate ==
+In later years, an event known as GRAND FEST was hosting PREMIERES for GRAND DAD Fantasy, KING FOR ANOTHER DAY, GRANDmachine, HE THICC 69, and MEME Wars, as of 2019.
-In September 2016 as Vid-me positioned itself as the platform where controversial topics and language would not get censored with a launch video showing the statue of Liberty and paraphrasing 'The New Colossus', stating instead "give us your profanity!" <ref name=adland>{{citen|site=[[Adland]]|url=https://adland.tv/adnews/vidme-positions-itself-bastion-video-liberty-after-youtubeisoverparty-trends-same-shit|title=Vidme positions itself as bastion of Video Liberty after #YouTubeIsOverParty trends - is same shit, different name|by=Dabitch|date=2 September 2016|ret=15 September 2019|aurl=https://archive.is/i0SPO|}}</ref> In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid .me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators. <ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid .me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
+== HIGH-QUALITY RIPS and MEMES ==
-In July 12, 2017, Vidme teamed up with other internet social sites to fight against the Federal Communications Commission (aka the FCC), who were plotting to revoke Net Neutrality.<ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/join-vidme-in-the-fight-to-save-net-neutrality-4bf1314d2c1d]</ref><ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/gk6er]</ref>
+* GRAND DAD 2: SPASTIC BOOGALOO
-===Censorship===
+GRAND DAD IS LOVE
-{{#ev:youtube|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFndXTwvMzs|550|left}}
+GRAND DAD IS LIFE
-According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, August 19 2017, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning. <ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>
+[[Category: Meme]][[Category: GRAND DAD]][[Category: GRAND DAD Fantasy]]

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 | image = Vidme-logo-big.png
 | type = Video Hosting/ Sharing Site
-| website = https://vid.me/ vid.me
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 }}
 == Origins ==
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 == Role in Gamergate ==
-In September 2016 as Vid-me positioned itself as the platform where controversial topics and language would not get censored with a launch video showing the statue of Liberty and paraphrasing 'The New Colossus', stating instead "give us your profanity!" <ref> Vid-me positions itself as bastion of Video Liberty after #YouTubeIsOverParty trends - is same shit, different name (Adland) - [https://adland.tv/adnews/vidme-positions-itself-bastion-video-liberty-after-youtubeisoverparty-trends-same-shit]</ref> In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid .me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators. <ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid .me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
+In September 2016 as Vid-me positioned itself as the platform where controversial topics and language would not get censored with a launch video showing the statue of Liberty and paraphrasing 'The New Colossus', stating instead "give us your profanity!" <ref name=adland>{{citen|site=[[Adland]]|url=https://adland.tv/adnews/vidme-positions-itself-bastion-video-liberty-after-youtubeisoverparty-trends-same-shit|title=Vidme positions itself as bastion of Video Liberty after #YouTubeIsOverParty trends - is same shit, different name|by=Dabitch|date=2 September 2016|ret=15 September 2019|aurl=https://archive.is/i0SPO|}}</ref> In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid .me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators. <ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid .me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
 In July 12, 2017, Vidme teamed up with other internet social sites to fight against the Federal Communications Commission (aka the FCC), who were plotting to revoke Net Neutrality.<ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/join-vidme-in-the-fight-to-save-net-neutrality-4bf1314d2c1d]</ref><ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/gk6er]</ref>
 According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, August 19 2017, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning. <ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>
-By December 2017 it was announced that Vid.-me would shut down December 15 due to their inability to compete with Google and Facebook video. <ref> Unable to compete with Google & Facebook, Vid-me video platform shuts down December 15 (Adland) [https://adland.tv/adnews/unable-compete-google-facebook-vidme-video-platform-shuts-down-december-15]</ref>
+Sometime in December 1, 2017, Willaim Shaeffer, one of the Vidme founders made an article that Vidme is going to be suspended - Both the main site and its' apps. New sign-ups and uploads will be disabled effectively on that day. Though he thanks those who have supported vidme, its team, and mission, for the past few years.<ref name=Med /> It's also done in part that advertisers want to target a specific audiences and be completely "brand safe", few are willing to do direct deals with platforms that don't have enormous scale. In addition, storing and delivering videos are extremely costly. <ref>VIDM is Shutting Down (MLPolitics/archive) - [https://archive.fo/kc1cR]</ref><ref>VIDME is Shutting Down (MLPolitics) - [https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/91933.html]</ref>
-Sometime in December 1, 2017, Willaim Shaeffer, one of the Vidme founders made an article that Vidme is going to be suspended - Both the main site and its' apps. New sign-ups and uploads will be disabled effectively on that day. Though he thanks those who have supported vidme, its team, and mission, for the past few years.
+===Acquired===
-<ref> Goodbye for Now (Warren Shaeffer)(Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa]</ref><ref> Goodbye for Now (Medium) (archive) - [https://archive.is/U0pS6]</ref> It's also done in part that advertisers want to target a specific audiences and be completely "brand safe", few are willing to do direct deals with platforms that don't have enormous scale. In addition, storing and delivering videos are extremely costly. <ref>VIDM is Shutting Down (MLPolitics/archive) - [https://archive.fo/kc1cR]</ref><ref>VIDME is Shutting Down (MLPolitics) - [https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/91933.html]</ref>
+Vidme was acquired by Giphy in early 2019.<ref name=Med /> It is likely that Gify intends to use Vidme know how in order to expand the capability if there existing Giphy platform. There may be no plan for the service to return as before.
 ==Known GamerGate supporters that used Vidme==
+*[[Top Hats and Champagne]]
-[[Top Hats and Champagne]]
+*[[Humanity_Forever|Humanity_Forever / Netscape 9]]
+*[[Razorfist]]
-[[Humanity_Forever|Humanity_Forever / Netscape 9]]
+*[[Styxhexenhammer666]]<ref name=styx>{{citen|site=Vidme|url=https://vidme/Styxhexenhammer666|title=Styxhexenhammer666 User Page|by=Styxhexenhammer666|date=13 April 2017|aurl=https://archive.is/DgOan}}</ref>
+*[[Varg Vikernes]]
-[[Razorfist]]
+*[[Mister Metokur]]<ref name=Met>{{citen|site=Vidme|url=https://vidme/MisterMetokur/|title=User page soon after service shut down|by=Mister Metokur|ret=7 September 2018|aurl=https://archive.is/G8zTo}}</ref>
 == Trivia ==
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 == See Also ==
 [[YouTube]]
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 == References ==
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+{{reflist}}
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 <ref> Goodbye for Now (Warren Shaeffer)(Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa]</ref><ref> Goodbye for Now (Medium) (archive) - [https://archive.is/U0pS6]</ref> It's also done in part that advertisers want to target a specific audiences and be completely "brand safe", few are willing to do direct deals with platforms that don't have enormous scale. In addition, storing and delivering videos are extremely costly. <ref>VIDM is Shutting Down (MLPolitics/archive) - [https://archive.fo/kc1cR]</ref><ref>VIDME is Shutting Down (MLPolitics) - [https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/91933.html]</ref>
-== Known GGers in Vidme ==
+==Known GamerGate supporters that used Vidme==
-Top Hats and Champagne
+[[Top Hats and Champagne]]
-Netscape 9
+[[Humanity_Forever|Humanity_Forever / Netscape 9]]
-Razorfist
+[[Razorfist]]
-Styxhexenhammer666
+[[Styxhexenhammer666]]
-Varg Vikernes
+[[Varg Vikernes]]
 == Trivia ==

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-In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid.me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators.<ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]<ref/><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid.me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
+In September 2016 as Vid-me positioned itself as the platform where controversial topics and language would not get censored with a launch video showing the statue of Liberty and paraphrasing 'The New Colossus', stating instead "give us your profanity!" <ref> Vid-me positions itself as bastion of Video Liberty after #YouTubeIsOverParty trends - is same shit, different name (Adland) - [https://adland.tv/adnews/vidme-positions-itself-bastion-video-liberty-after-youtubeisoverparty-trends-same-shit]</ref> In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid .me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators. <ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid .me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
 In July 12, 2017, Vidme teamed up with other internet social sites to fight against the Federal Communications Commission (aka the FCC), who were plotting to revoke Net Neutrality.<ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/join-vidme-in-the-fight-to-save-net-neutrality-4bf1314d2c1d]</ref><ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/gk6er]</ref>
-August 19, 2017. According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning, .<ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>
+According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, August 19 2017, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning. <ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>
 {{#ev:youtube|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFndXTwvMzs|550|left}}
-Sometime in December 1, 2017, Willaim Shaeffer, one of the Vidme founders made an article that Vidme is going to be suspended - Both the main site and its' apps. New sign ups and uploads will be disabled effectively on that day. Though he thanks those who have supported vidme, its team, and mission, for the past few years.
+Sometime in December 1, 2017, Willaim Shaeffer, one of the Vidme founders made an article that Vidme is going to be suspended - Both the main site and its' apps. New sign-ups and uploads will be disabled effectively on that day. Though he thanks those who have supported vidme, its team, and mission, for the past few years.
-<ref> Goodbye for Now (Warren Shaeffer)(Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa]</ref><ref> Goodbye for Now (Medium) (archive) - [https://archive.is/U0pS6]</ref> It's also do in part that advertisers want to target a specific audiences and be completely "brand safe", few are willing to do direct deals with platforms that don't have enormous scale. In addition, storing and delivering videos are extremely costly. <ref>VIDM is Shutting Down (MLPolitics/archive) - [https://archive.fo/kc1cR]</ref><ref>VIDME is Shutting Down (MLPolitics) - [https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/91933.html]</ref>
+<ref> Goodbye for Now (Warren Shaeffer)(Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa]</ref><ref> Goodbye for Now (Medium) (archive) - [https://archive.is/U0pS6]</ref> It's also done in part that advertisers want to target a specific audiences and be completely "brand safe", few are willing to do direct deals with platforms that don't have enormous scale. In addition, storing and delivering videos are extremely costly. <ref>VIDM is Shutting Down (MLPolitics/archive) - [https://archive.fo/kc1cR]</ref><ref>VIDME is Shutting Down (MLPolitics) - [https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/91933.html]</ref>
 == Known GGers in Vidme ==

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	In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid.me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators.<ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]<ref/><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid.me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>		In November, Vidme makes fun of [[YouTube]]'s Heroes program. <ref>VidMe Makes Fun of YouTube's Heroes Program (KiA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/545h86/humor_vidme_takes_shots_at_youtubes_hero_program/]</ref> <ref>VidMe Takes Shots At YT's Heroes Program (KIA/Archive)-[http://archive.fo/FZvJX]</ref> <ref>ANNOUNCING: VIDME HEROES PROGRAM - [https://vid.me/GDm0]</ref> This and the adpocalyspe which plagues Youtube, made Vidme (and other content sharing sites, like [[Bitchute]]) really appealing to disillusion content creators.<ref>Youtuber Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off Of YT (KIA) -[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6lus21/youtuber_mumkey_jones_has_been_taken_of_youtube/]<ref/><ref>Mumkey Jones (vidme) - [https://vid.me/MumkeyJones]</ref><ref>Mumkey Jones Has Been Taken Off YT (KIA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/BVx4y]</ref> Which hammered Vidme's mission that it's gonna be creators first and with little advertiser influence (ideally none) <ref>Creators First. Note Advertisers (medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/creators-first-not-advertisers-6d3abd1d0af9]</ref><ref>Creators First. Not Advertisers (medium/archive) - [https://archive.fo/w5kmM]</ref>
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		+	In July 12, 2017, Vidme teamed up with other internet social sites to fight against the Federal Communications Commission (aka the FCC), who were plotting to revoke Net Neutrality.<ref>Join Vidme in the Fight to Save Net Neutrality (Medium) - [https://medium.com/vidme/join-vidme-in-the-fight-to-save-net-neutrality-4bf1314d2c1d]</ref>

	August 19, 2017. According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning, .<ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>		August 19, 2017. According to a Hinny Pennies podcast, Vidme eventually began censoring verified and featured creators without warning, .<ref>Vidme is Removing Verified and Featured Creators without Explanation (KIA)-[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6us78i/censorship_vidme_is_removing_verified_and/]</ref>