https://www.justincarmony.com/tags/viral-internet/ Recent content in Viral Internet on Justin Carmony Hugo en-us Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:44:57 +0000 https://www.justincarmony.com/2008/08/13/bad-pr-the-internet-and-censorship-just-take-it/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:44:57 +0000 https://www.justincarmony.com/2008/08/13/bad-pr-the-internet-and-censorship-just-take-it/ <p>Well, it looks like there is case of a large organization trying to cover up some bad press. Featured on slashdot: <a href="http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/12/1127220&amp;from=rss">&ldquo;YouTube Yanks Free Tibet Video After IOC (International Olympic Committee&rdquo;</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The International Olympic Committee filed a copyright infringement claim yesterday against YouTube for hosting video of a Free Tibet protest at the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan Thursday night. The video depicts demonstrators conducting a candlelight vigil and projecting a protest video onto the consulate building; the projection features recent footage of Tibetan monks being arrested and riffs on the Olympic logo of the five interlocking rings, turning them into handcuffs. YouTube dutifully yanked the video, but it can still be seen on Vimeo. (Be advised; there is some brief footage of bloody, injured monks</p>