Two YouTube channels related to the swear guard of far extremist groups have been disabled by the website, Google’s subsidiary told Axios. However, it was not because of their video content, but because several group members were charged with a calm conspiracy for their role in January 6, 2021 violated US Capitol. One channel disabled is named “oath guard” and has less than 45,000 customers, while others come from the leader of the Stewart Rhodes group and have less than 20 customers. Rhodes (the picture above) was arrested for his role in the attack and was one of the members charged.
YouTube spokesman Ivy Choi told Axios that the channel broke the guidelines for the responsibility of the platform maker. According to the guidelines, YouTube can end the channel if there is “significant evidence presented in court against the creator for very terrible crimes” and “Youtube comments related to the crime.” YouTube said that the termination “followed the evidence presented in the federal indictment of oath guards and allegations against them and their role in the January 6 attack.”
According to the Ministry of Justice, the oath guard discussed their plans to seize the Capitol building using encrypted messaging applications and social networks. This group has long used an online platform to disseminate information, including Covid-19 conspiracy theory with Qanon Tagar and the threat of violence. Twitter forbade the group back in 2020 for violating its policies in cruel extremist groups. In addition to removing two channels, YouTube will no longer allow the oath guard to create, use or have another channel. Next, it will delete upload the old video and will even delete the new channel that tries to reuse the content from the deleted ACCOU NTS.