So this time I’m doing things slightly differently.
As you may have heard, a bit over a month ago, the Transthetics channel got the shaft from YouTube. I’ve since erm… erected a new YouTube channel which you can find here, and I’ve also decided to start a Twitter account here.
And to encourage you guys to subscribe, I’m going to give away two EZPs in the color of your choice!
To be in the running, just subscribe to both the YouTube channel* and the Twitter channel. Then share this post link (https://transthetics.com/another-launch-another-ezp-giveaway/) on your Twitter account using #TranstheticsEZPgiveaway and any other hashtags you deem appropriate.
*If you’re already subscribed to my new YouTube channel, then you’re already in the running.
Having said all that, the only sure fire way to ensure you will definitely stay up to date on all my contests, give aways, product launches, and other news and events is by subscribing to the Transthetics email list here or by using the blue subscription bar below. This list is 100% owned by me, will never be shared with any other parties and is completely invisible to the rest of the world.
You can of course also voluntarily unsubscribe or update your preferences yourself any time either through these links or using the links at the bottom of any Transthetics email.
I did also want to share a little side note on the whole channel termination fiasco. After YouTube gave me the shaft, I thought I’d erect a Vimeo channel. It only took Vimeo a week to cancel my account, despite the fact that, as with YouTube, I was not breaking any of their community guidelines. I have to say in light of the content that IS on Vimeo, this REALLY surprised me (to get a sense, do a search for something like “peeing myself” to see the kind of content that is apparently… just fine. Yet an educational video on prosthetic devices for trans men… is not. It seems Vimeo moderators really are doing quite a…. remarkable job at moderating their videos.)
Surprisingly, I’ve actually had a couple of journalists contact me about the shafted YouTube account, so it’s great to see that people are taking notice.
Regarding all this obvious hate based sensorship… is there an avenue that a group like the HRC May be able to advise about? You’re not the only trans voice and or business that’s been targeted. There is power in numbers! Getting the word out that these platforms are less than supportive of the community could be something.
Yes the HRC are hopefully starting to be aware of it. The thing is, it’s affecting a LOT of groups, not just the trans community. Really what I think it comes down to is that in an effort to get on top of the plethora of fake news and hate speech that’s all over YouTube, they have rushed to put on another 10,000 moderators, probably with very little training and very possibly personal agendas, and hence they’re really getting it quite SPECTACULARLY wrong.
Is it possible to sign up for this giveaway without letting Google have my personal information? It won’t let me sign up for Youtube unless I give them my phone number.
Unfortunately I don’t think it is… At minimum you do have give them a phone number. But don’t worry, I’ll be putting on other give aways in the near future if you’re not comfortable with this one.
That is just pure harassment!
Not a fan of Google’s surveillance, and I’m definitely not a fan of outing myself via pimping dongs on on my public twitter…
Good luck to the other brave souls tho~
Not comfortable tweeting about it, but hopefully you do another giveaway that doesn’t require outing ourselves.
Yes! I will be announcing another one very soon which will be the same format as the others, as I totally understand not everyone is comfortable with the format of this one :)