GLOSSLIP EXCLUSIVE: XENUTV's Mark Bunker Speaks Out About YouTube Account Suspension
Ok, I just got off the phone with Mark "Wise Beard Man" Bunker of XenuTV.com. He is wise and his beard is scruffy. He told Glosslip exclusively the following:
"Scientology tries to stop free speech, but they can't stop the internet and their efforts to silence critics will blow up in their face. It is outrageous the way they behave. They gloated about taking down Tory's account (Tory Christman aka Magoo) on the A.R.S (Alt Relgion) and they threatened to take me down next. Jason Beghe was contacted by the Church of Scientology today and he told them they had ONE HOUR to get my account and his video back up. YouTube has been involved in this story from the beginning, even when I addressed Anonymous about going up against the Church of Scientology in a LEGAL WAY. This is a YouTube story. I have had over 10,000 subscribers to my video channel on YouTube and close to 600,000 viewers to the Jason Beghe video from all over the globe. If YouTube wants to walk away from this story that would be their choice, but it would be dumb.The remainder of the Jason Beghe video is going up over the weekend one way or another. It can go up on YouTube if they restore my account, or it will go up somewhere else. The choice is theirs."
Mark and I talked about this and there are some additional quotes, but I am going to forward those to Wikinews to report. I feel confident that Mark's account will be restored. Not only because it's the right thing to do, but because YouTube, as part of the Google company, has tried to set a standard of free speech on the web. If YouTube caves due to loopholes and bylaws (see wikinews article) from pressure by the Church of Scientology this issue will be a footbullet to them both.
As Mark told me, "YouTube can have the balls and give me my account back or I will post it elsewhere." So I say, YouTube show us your balls.
The video above is from today when Mark posted up on Tory's restored Magoo44 account.
CoS let this be a lesson to you, you can't stop the internet and you can't and will not stop the flow of free speech.
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