Some Good News
Summary
TLDRHickok45 and his son discuss their ongoing issues with YouTube, which led to the removal of videos post-June 18th due to new terms of service. Despite losing content and facing compliance challenges, they've managed to engage YouTube's support to navigate these changes. They plan to re-upload and adjust their videos accordingly. They also express gratitude to their audience and sponsors for their support. Emphasizing the importance of staying on YouTube for broader reach, they mention their presence on other platforms like Rumble. The creators highlight their commitment to continuing their work despite the challenges.
Takeaways
- đą The YouTube channel 'Hickock 45' has faced issues with YouTube's policies, resulting in the removal of videos posted after June 18th.
- đ They have been in communication with YouTube and have received guidance on how to comply with new terms of service moving forward.
- đ« Existing content is affected by the new terms, leading to the removal of some videos, while others remain at risk.
- đ The channel aims to restore removed videos and ensure future content adheres to YouTube's guidelines.
- đ„ The support from viewers and fellow YouTubers has been crucial in navigating these challenges.
- đ The specifics of the new terms of service and the nature of the issues cannot be fully disclosed due to potential further complications.
- đ€ The channel appreciates the patience of its sponsors during this period of uncertainty.
- đ There is a plan to gradually resume uploading new content after a brief pause to adjust to the new policies.
- đ The channel recognizes the importance of YouTube as a platform for reaching a broad audience, including those who may not already support gun rights.
- đ The channel has considered alternate platforms but acknowledges that YouTube's size and reach are unmatched.
- đïž The loss of older videos is particularly distressing due to the time and effort invested in them, as well as the community engagement they fostered.
Q & A
What is the main issue discussed in the video script?
-The main issue discussed is the challenges faced by the YouTube channel 'Hickock 45' due to new YouTube terms of service that have affected their content, resulting in the removal of videos posted after June 18th.
Why were the videos removed from the channel?
-The videos were removed because they were found to be in violation of the new YouTube terms of service, which have become stricter and affect a lot of the existing content on the channel.
What is the current status of the older videos on the channel?
-The older videos are still in jeopardy, meaning they might also be removed if they are found to be non-compliant with the new terms of service.
How have the creators of the channel been able to move forward after the video removals?
-They have been in talks with the right people at YouTube and have received help from their colleagues and the YouTube community, which has allowed them to understand how to stay compliant under the new guidelines.
What is the plan for the removed videos since June 18th?
-The creators plan to figure out a way to modify these videos to comply with the new terms of service and put them back up on the channel.
What is the significance of the 'Hickock 45 Clips' channel mentioned in the script?
-The 'Hickock 45 Clips' channel is an alternate platform where they can share parts of the removed videos or other content that may not fit on their main channel.
Why is the YouTube platform important for the channel despite the challenges?
-YouTube is the largest video-sharing platform and is important for reaching a broad audience, including those who may not already support the Second Amendment, which is a key focus of the channel.
What is the creators' view on moving to alternative platforms like Rumble?
-While they acknowledge the existence of alternative platforms, they believe that YouTube's large user base makes it the best place to be for video creators, especially for reaching new audiences and promoting the Second Amendment.
How has the support from sponsors and the community helped the channel during this situation?
-The support from sponsors and the community has been crucial in helping the channel navigate the challenges, showing patience and understanding during the difficult period.
What is the creators' sentiment towards the older videos that have been removed?
-The creators feel sad and frustrated about the removal of older videos, as they have a lot of sentimental value and represent a significant part of their work and history.
What is the future outlook for the channel as per the script?
-The creators are cautiously optimistic about the future. They plan to continue creating content while being careful to comply with YouTube's policies, and they are working on getting the removed videos back up.
Outlines
đč Update on YouTube Issues
Hickock 45 and his son provide an update on the YouTube issues they've been facing, mentioning that the situation has improved due to support from viewers and other YouTube gun makers. They discuss losing videos post-June 18th but are optimistic about navigating the new terms of service to remain compliant.
đ€ Appreciation and Moving Forward
The duo expresses gratitude to their supporters and sponsors, emphasizing the importance of the audience's support. They discuss the significance of their content in promoting the Second Amendment and acknowledge the challenges of moving to other platforms like Rumble, emphasizing YouTube's unmatched reach.
đ Future Plans and Content
They talk about their future plans, including re-uploading archived videos and tweaking new videos to comply with YouTube's policies. They reflect on the emotional attachment to older videos and the challenges of seeing them potentially removed, expressing a commitment to preserving their content.
đ Legal and Historical Context
The conversation turns to the historical and legal context of firearms in America, with a lighthearted reflection on the Second Amendment. They muse about the importance of the right to bear arms and the founders' intentions, suggesting it should protect them from their current issues.
đ Continuation and Final Remarks
They wrap up by encouraging viewers to watch their upcoming videos, including Sunday shoot-arounds, and hint at ongoing YouTube policy challenges. Despite potential future issues, they remain optimistic about continuing their work and thank their audience for their unwavering support.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄYouTube Issues
đĄNew Terms of Service
đĄCompliance
đĄArchives
đĄSupport
đĄRumble
đĄSecond Amendment
đĄSponsorships
đĄOlder Videos
đĄCommunity
Highlights
Hickock 45 and Sun discuss the ongoing YouTube issues impacting their channels.
The creators are updating their viewers on better news compared to previous updates.
Thanks to support from the community and other YouTube gun makers, they were able to get the attention of the right people at YouTube.
They have lost all content from June 18th onwards and are working to navigate the new terms of service.
Some videos before June 18th are still in jeopardy, but they are working to make them compliant.
They have archived the removed videos and are figuring out how to re-upload them in compliance with new guidelines.
Express gratitude for the community's support and the role it played in reaching a better outcome.
Acknowledgement of the importance of YouTube as the largest video-sharing platform despite the challenges posed by new policies.
They are also on Rumble, though it's not as effective due to its smaller audience.
Gratitude expressed to sponsors like Buds, Central Alabama Holster, SDI, Ballistol, and Talon Grips for their patience and support.
Emphasis on the importance of staying in front of a diverse audience to advocate for the Second Amendment.
Mention of the difficulty of losing older videos that have become part of an ecosystem of comments and community interaction.
Plans to re-upload and tweak new videos that haven't been uploaded yet to comply with new policies.
The creators reflect on their years of content creation and the impact on the community, expressing determination to continue despite challenges.
Encouragement to watch their 'Sunday Shoot Around' videos for more updates and content.
Acknowledgment of the ongoing nature of the challenges with YouTube's evolving policies, expressing cautious optimism about continuing their work.
Final note of appreciation to their viewers and a promise to continue providing content, albeit with some delays.
Transcripts
hickcock 45 and Sun here coming back to
you with some more information and
update on the YouTube issues that we've
been facing and you might be watching
this on any one of our three channels
you know the clips channel the Hickock
45 talks Channel or on the main channel
uh but we've got some news that's uh
better than what we brought the last
time and that's largely because many of
you as well as some of our colleagues uh
YouTube gun makers have helped out and
we have been able to get the attention
of the right people at YouTube and have
been in talks with them and I guess the
bottom line right now is uh you know
we've basically lost everything from uh
June 18th and other videos are all the
other videos are somewhat Jeopardy but
uh we are uh able to move forward we
think with uh you know and be able to
navigate the the term the new terms of
service what do you think John right
because of the new terms of service um
you know essentially as we kind of
explained in the uh bad news video the
bad news of this is that um the new
terms of service affects a lot of our
existing content that's why we had to
that you know none of that has changed
that's why we had to take down those
videos post June 18th and it's why um
our videos before that are still in in
Jeopardy 12 were removed already right
but the good news part is we now like
Dad said at the beginning of the video
because because of some uh information
and some you know some dealings with
other people at YouTube we know how to
move forward and stay compliant under
the new guidelines so we're going to
basically so the videos that are removed
off of the channel since June 18th we
still have those of course they're in
our archives so we'll have to figure out
a way to you know do something with
those to where we can put them back up
you know that may take some time you
know if something happens with the any
of the other older videos we'll do the
best we can to try to get those up to
compliance and and put them back up so
that you that as much of those videos as
possible there's a lot of Brilliance
there we don't want to lose exactly
that's right um for me at least that's
right exactly uh you know if nothing
else you'll definitely see bits and
pieces of them on the Hickock 45 Clips
Channel yeah uh but you know we have
again was it 2700 videos or more uh
posted so it's going to take you know
it's going to take some uh some time uh
you know that also brings us to another
thing that um and and again you know
thank everyone so much for the support
yeah you know we there would be no good
news if it wasn't for us to share if it
wasn't for that right um it really
really was uh very scary we spent you
know my entire adult life you know I was
I think 22 years old when we started
this I'm 36 now right basically my
entire adult life this has been my
career or what we've been doing doing um
uh so it's very scary um and so that
it's nice to know that maybe we can
still continue we just have to be more
careful because of the the new
guidelines um but with the regards to
other platforms you know we do have
stuff on Rumble um you know that's one
of one of my canned responses a lot of
times to people that say just go to
rumble it's like well we we were already
there and you didn't know so that should
tell you why maybe it's not
the answer now if the whole world went
to rumble sure be different right the
problem is even from a second amendment
perspective because we feel like what we
do here is uh in support of the Second
Amendment bringing Firearms um and
information and all those things you
know to the masses and trying to
hopefully indoctrinate people into yes
uh believing in the Second Amendment and
being interested in Firearms we don't
want to just go Into Obscurity right and
right now YouTube is by far it's not
even close it is the biggest video
sharing platform and it's not even close
yeah it's not a problem having your
videos posted somewhere that that
they're there you know it's just a
matter where where is everybody you know
else right potential viewers and uh and
and again we can't share every little
detail but uh there's the compliance
issue obviously that's the the thing
with the the new terms of service and
there's ways to navigate it and be in
compliance that uh we feel pretty
confident about now after having long
discussions with some folks at YouTube
Google and you know we we feel a lot
better about that the we're forgetting
to share with them uh I mean I do I do
too want to thank our our sponsors for
you know buds you know south or Central
uh Alabama holster SDI you know the stor
desert Institute uh ballistol Talon
grips for their patience you know
through this and uh we we greatly
appreciate that and I hope you all do
please you know uh let our supporters
know that that that you support us and
and really appreciate them um so and and
U and again we appreciate you guys
watching so immensely so immensely first
of all none of this is possible at all
at any point without you guys yeah cuz
you know I wouldn't even do this if
nobody watched it wouldn't be that fun
if it was just you it' be boring it
wouldn't be that fun you and my cats you
know yeah yeah it would not be that fun
if no one watched uh but but in the
immediate future I mean again uh you
know our ability to continue is largely
thanks to you guys and let's not forget
our our peers in this um other gun
YouTubers have really come through for
us as well um which they exist because
of a lot of you as well so um we really
appreciate that a lot and and and we may
um and talking about the alternate
platforms I like that people are doing
that I I I hate that you know I feel
like I'm put in a position sometimes
where I have to say negative things
about the concept of that CU I love the
idea of that um and it would be great to
see that be successful but I think it's
important to understand Again YouTube is
a massive uh is is mass it's not even
close compared to these other platforms
and it's unfortunate um that some of the
policies that they have that make it
difficult but it's still the best place
uh to be if you are a video cre Creator
and then again Second Amendment we want
to be in front of people who don't
necessarily all support our rights right
cuz um you know we don't want to always
be preaching uh to the choir I I think
we've converted a lot of made a lot of
new gun owners over the years I don't
think we would do that if it was on a
platform that only gun guys were looking
at not at all it's the reason you all
are on YouTube du you're right the
reason you've been on YouTube for a good
while probably you know view videos a
lot of you create videos it's it's it is
a great platform it's just a matter of
navigating the the terms of service that
have a tendency to evolve right and then
things aren't necessarily grandfathered
in so right that's what we deal with
yeah just you know try to bear with us
right now if some videos
disappear um you know uh like I said
again there's all of course the ones we
made in like last month or so try to get
those back up in some way yeah you know
we basically have no videos right now a
couple you know I mean so we're getting
cranked back up and uh well yeah that's
another thing we should probably mention
is we have some videos that we have made
that were never uploaded that are now
you know they're in violation of these
new policies so we're going to have to
probably figure out a way to tweak them
so we can get those up you know for you
guys you do them you have some guns that
we you haven't seen yet some things like
that so you know bear with us and um I
hope you can do that so we can kind of
get through this but it's unfortunate
but I think it might it might be okay U
I tell you the hardest thing uh that I
hate is you know these older videos that
have been up for 5 10 you know whatever
years um so much that we put into those
and you go back it is so sad you know
there are certain videos I don't really
sit around watching our own videos but
yeah some of them will pop up one of my
very favorite guns maybe it was an
anniversary of a particular rifle or
handgun or something and it's said oh
man that's if that goes away I'm going
to be sick you know yeah cuz we still
have them of course we still have the
original files but these videos take on
a life of their own become this whole
ecosystem of comments and everything and
then you know how many views it got is
like a kind of its own stamp you know in
time you know which which makes for the
character of the video and the original
upload and all that kind of stuff and
the the Tim stamp and all that you know
it's it would it's going to be tough to
see that go away on some of the debates
and arguments you all had on that
particular video exactly yeah so want to
keep it alive yeah so that's you know I
guess so I guess you know the good news
is you know because of you guys we're
able to get with the right people and
and we know how to continue forward the
bad news is it's still um you know kind
of the same story when it comes to any a
lot of our previous content in the era
where we've had you know sponsorships of
course if you go back far enough you
know those videos are going to be fine
like the really old ones you know what's
what it's interesting and I have to
remind
myself sometimes that through all of
this and of course we've had issues
before time or two uh I don't really
remember us ever doing anything illegal
with Firearms do you I don't think so no
no h that doesn't confute does it
strange you know you know what would
have helped um if there was like this
really important document that even that
they listed the importance of like
freedoms and then even founding fathers
that thought that and if like guns were
ranked like pretty high on that list
yeah maybe up to first or second yeah oh
yeah first we would have this problem we
wouldn't yeah yeah that would have been
cool yeah maybe next time we'll set up
our well we're beginning to ramble I
guess anything else that that we haven't
remembered to yeah just uh you know be
sure to watch the Sunday shoot arounds
too because for yeah that'll be the next
video probably and uh you know back uh
back you know in the saddle Y for the
Sunday video coming up here in a couple
three days uh but I mean basically we've
said everything that we know we don't
know much we wish we could you know and
again we wish we could tell you more
about the specifics of it but that could
put us in Jeopardy um even further you
know so yeah we we told you everything
that we can and everything that we know
um so hopefully this will be the end but
I have a feeling it will not be because
drama may continue the you know the
YouTube policies are getting stricter
and stricter all the time um so you know
we'll see but for now I think we'll be
able to continue right so we again we
really appreciate you all appreciate
everybody sticking with us and uh and
we'll be cranking back up here we may
have a little hesitation here for the
next what week or something but you'll
be seeing us with some new new stuff
here so glad you came by and uh John has
finished so I guess I have too thank you
guys life is good
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