System employees JEM, the multimedia arm of the Chabad movement, were shocked yesterday: The YouTube channel, which contains tens of thousands of hours of content and videos by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, was removed in its entirety by YouTube.
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Company JEM, headed by Rabbi Elkana Shmotkin, and a team of over 40 content and production experts, has invested the last two decades, at a cost of millions of dollars, in acquiring, restoring and sharing video content, images and recordings of the Rebbe.
Their YouTube channel has been active since 2004, and has accumulated tens of millions of views from all over the world.
Many of the videos received tens of thousands of views, with the most viewed video receiving 730,000 views.
However, this video, which affected many people, and many others, were removed from YouTube this week, along with the entire channel. This is a series of fake claims for 'copyright infringement' that led, as mentioned, to the complete shutdown of the channel.
This malicious act is the work of a young man who uses the title 'Messiah.' He also bragged on social media about deceiving YouTube with his reporting.
Response from Rabbi Elkana Shmotkin, Director JEM: ""The Rebbe has stated, every year, that the message of Chanukah is always to increase light. From both a moral and legal perspective, JEM He is the custodian and owner of these videos, so while it may take a few days, it's only a matter of time before they're available again, better than ever.
Clearly, we need to do even more. Our team will certainly use this time to plan new ways to bring the Rebbe’s teachings and inspiration to even larger audiences.
I'm surprised at how vulnerable YouTube's system is, that a kid with a cell phone and a few false claims can disable a channel with more than 17 years of history and tens of millions of views.
It's Hanukkah, and people are especially eager to be inspired by the Rebbe and his Torah. It's a shame that YouTube has delegated to its algorithm the moral responsibility that every human being has towards another.
"As for the person who did this: Honestly, I have immense compassion for him. He needs our prayers.""
This evening, after the intervention of lawyers and cyber experts, the block was lifted and the channel resumed operations.
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