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Hickock45 and his son John recently shared bad news across their three YouTube channels. They discussed the significant impact of YouTube’s new policy on gun-related content, which took effect on June 18th.
The father-son duo revealed they had a chat with their Google representative, who informed them of the policy’s severe implications.
Since June 18th, YouTube has removed many of their videos due to new rules prohibiting sponsorships from firearms companies or those dealing in firearms accessories.
Videos posted after this date with such sponsorships could lead to strikes or even the termination of their entire channel. For videos posted before June 18th, only the individual videos face removal.
Hickock45 has long featured these sponsorships, making about 95% of their content potentially violative of YouTube’s updated guidelines. The channel now risks losing its entire library of videos and may have to start from scratch.
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Despite the dire situation, they remain optimistic, hoping to find a way to continue creating content.
“We’re trying to be optimistic. Hopefully, something can be done, and we can figure out a way to keep rolling,” said John in the video.
“All these things that were perfectly fine for what, 15-20 years, are suddenly horrible,” added Hickok45.
They urged viewers to subscribe to all three channels—Hickock45 Clips, Hickock45 Talks, and the main Hickock45 channel—to stay updated as they navigate these challenges.
YouTube’s new policy states that content linking to sites where firearms or related accessories are sold is not allowed. However, links to sites discussing or reviewing these items, without selling them directly, are still permitted.
Hickock45 and John promise to keep their audience informed as they work through these issues, staying hopeful for future opportunities. They remain committed to providing the content their viewers enjoy.
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Its Best, to not use google or U-Tube. Its so sad the Demons that run These industries. They are against anything good and wholesome.
Just eat your GMO food , Enjoy Your Fluoridated Water,and enjoy the shut off,with the tracking and limited range in your electric Car.Control The Sheep.Things are Scary,the AI can recreate and modify any content to sway opinion. This Election is the most important ,of are lifetime. There are no second chances.
Why would you tube take Hickock 45 off. They promote gun safety with accurate descriptions with the pros and cons of various firearms.
Time to move on. Sure, UTube supports thousands of enterprises, however, banning content which is a God given right enshrined in the 2nd Amendment doesn’t make it okay. Everyone has a choice to make, continue to support bad ideas or move on. I am taking my viewing to alternate sources. Bye,bye, UTube.
Youtube provides a great service for Americans with all their channels that instruct, inform and entertain their viewers. However, Google owns Youtube and they believe in censorship. The Second Amendment is hated by many well-meaning Americans. Our Founding Fathers knew that firearms help protect the lives of Americans. Why do so many Americans now feel they need firearms in dangerous America? Our parents, schools, and government have not been providing the leadership needed to create moral Americans. You either reform the above institutions or “abort” thousands of legal Americans and illegal aliens that threaten our nation’s survival. Our nation does not really want to address real solutions to our social problems, so rational Americans are purchasing firearms!
Exactly. The laughable and misguided leftists think banning a “bad thought” will protect us all. Hah! It will take a lot more work. Like Mr. Johnson says, the morality of this and other developed countries is in great decline. Rather than discuss and debate it’s pull a weapon and riot. When one’s own life seems meaningless, then to some it seems all life is of little or no value. That’s when you have mass shootings or rampages. I am not devout, but even I can see a lack of moral compass has affected this country in horrifying ways. God bless you all, and God bless America (and the Free World).
p.s. I watch a little on Rumble, it is a conservative video hosting platform. (there are a few nutjobs, but harmless enough) 😉
Well what did you expect ? Sooner or later they were going to push their way on all the users / viewers. Back in the early internet days, we let these internet tech A-holes, like Twitter, Facebook, YoutTube, Microsoft, etc., write their own rules and control things they had no right to control…our freedom of speech and freedom of choice, choice of what we wanted to say and view.
They do far more damage, posting all the far left, communist B.S., like Our own Government Democrat Congressmen and Senators, so-called news like MSNBC, CNN, etc. telling lies and other Crap, brainwashing the young people of America, than any amount of firearms videos they could ever post online.
Maybe it’s time for a massive class action law suite, to put those rich power hungry A-holes in their place. Who the hell do they think they are anyhow, someone almost important or something ? Donald J. Trump, President in 2024 and Beyond
They should have moved to Rumble a long time ago. The writing was on the wall the last time Youtube decided to play God.
RUMBLE!
Hickok has over 7 million subscribers, and I am one. His most popular video has 45 million views. Those are not small numbers.
Hickok45… GO To RUMBLE!
“YouTube’s new policy states that content linking to sites where firearms or related accessories are sold is not allowed. However, links to sites discussing or reviewing these items, without selling them directly, are still permitted.”
Simple solution… Sponsors will need to set up marketing URLs separate from the retail websites where their products are actually sold. Hickock45 videos will link to the marketing websites.
Hickock45 is going to need some help to update all of his old videos with the new marketing website links to prevent them from being taken down though. I hope his sponsors step up their support to provide that help… Hickock45 content is excellent, videos he posted years ago continue to influence purchase decisions I make today.
This country has gone to shit as well as many of its woke warp minded citizens
That is so damn fugged up!!!! I watch his stuff quite often. Fug You Tube!!!! When Trump gets bag in he will enforce GARM!!! to fix this sh!t!!
RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE…
Google/YouTube are lucifer’s own.
RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE…
Goodbye You Tube.
Use Rumble
Let’s get ready to Rumbleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! The migration of YT cancelled people/channels to Rumble is picking up steam. YT sucks. It’s just a habit anyway. Start a new habit and go to the land of the free – Rumble.
SWITCHING TO RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
The Commies are at it again before Americans say F U to Biden
Lie like a Democrat, business as usual
They need to make their own APP called GUNTUBE where anyone can post gun videos with any kind of sponsorship. This would make Youtube think twice about their policies.
Google is globalist/communist oriented. Actually, hard to believe the commissars didn’t crack down earlier…
Just cancelled my Google/YouTube account. Live goes on…
‘Life’…
This is just one of the reasons why I’m just about given up trying to be a creator and AR-15 builder (@alpharomeo15) on YuckTube!
Those people are a bunch of Communist Progressive Liberal Criminals, that’s who is running that organization under Gargle because that’s who they are they are, Gargle, and Gargle sucks sewage water! I will never use those criminals as a search engine, ever! I use DuckDuckGo instead!
RUMBLE and others is the way to go for folks like us because we are NOT appealing to the general pubic anyway, so why try to beat a dead horse!
As someone’s previously noted, this is a dirty rotten shame because Hitchcock 45 is a source I used many times to guide people towards when purchasing firearms and ammo because he’s tested just about everything under the sun, reliably, accurately, with finesse, and aplomb!
TRUMP/VANCE 2024
Really?
This the first time I have commented Seems like that violating your constitutional rights, at least your first amendment right, your freedom of speech. Your being censored, could it be pressure from the government forcing Google to change their policies?
What a shame. He’s one of the most non confrontational laid back reviewers on the net. They do a good job with their reviews. His easy going down home style makes his reviews enjoyable, at least for me it does. I hope things work out for them.
TRIPLE DITTO CUBED… on that one Tim! 👏🏽 👍🏼☺️
Seems like that violating your constitutional rights, at least your first amendment your freedom of speech. Your being censored, could it be pressure from the government forcing Google to change their policies?
To Hickock, Doug in Exile and everyone else:
Ever hear of Rumble?
Why make google even richer when there is an alternative that welcomes freedom-lovers?
EXACTLY! Why in any sane patriots mind are the Hickok45 team GROVELLING to Google/Youtube??? Why give them funding? Ever hear of America First RUMBLE.COM???? Love their content but the grovelling is embarrassing!
Things have gone to far about bashing the firearm industry.
This country is going in the wrong direction.
communism 101…..right speaking/thinking will be rewarded wrong speaking/thinking will be punished!
Maybe Google and you tube could stand some economic and fiscal down turn. Put some wrinkles in their belly and see what happens then. It’s all about money. They’re all too big anyway
can not belive this