A professor in Canada who refuses to use gender-neutral pronouns and criticizes social justice issues was banned from using his Google and YouTube accounts Tuesday, regaining access hours later with no detailed explanation provided.

“Please tell me what principle I have violated,” said Peterson in his email to Google upon discovering that he was locked out of his account. “I have not violated any terms that I am aware of and have not misused my account.”

The psychology professor has over 350,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, which he uses as a platform to post his lectures, interviews, and Q&As.

“We understand you’ve recently been unable to access your Google account, and we appreciate you contacting us,” said Google in a response. “After review, your account is not eligible to be reinstated due to a violation of our Terms of Service.”

But Google did not provide any details regarding which rule the professor violated.

When emailed at his Google address, Google returns an “Address not found” error message.

“I’ve had that account for the last, say, 15 years,” said Peterson. “All of my correspondence is in that account. It’s hundreds of thousands of emails from people all over the world.”

The professor said he initially thought it was just a mistake.

“But the fact that they reviewed it and then decided that my account is not eligible to be reinstated indicates to me either that this is quite a curious mistake or that there’s something that’s political going on that is associated with censorship.”

Peterson reiterated that he had not violated the terms of service, stating that he had only recently posted a video detailing his plans for the future. The professor said that he could not

“This is just another example of these big companies that either [kowtow] to pressure…or deciding on their own accord who gets to communicate and who doesn’t,” he said.

Peterson has become a major public figure not due to his fascinating work on Biblical thought and the nature of psychology, but because he refuses to cave to the politically correct, but biologically erroneous perspective that women can become men and vice versa. Peterson became controversial because he opposed Bill C-16, a Canadian “human rights” bill that would prevent people from discriminating against “gender identity” and “gender expression” – in other words, the government could fine or prosecute you for properly identifying a biological male as such. That bill is now Canadian law. Peterson stated:

I will never use words I hate, like the trendy and artificially constructed words “zhe” and “zher.” These words are at the vanguard of a post-modern, radical leftist ideology that I detest, and which is, in my professional opinion, frighteningly similar to the Marxist doctrines that killed at least 100 million people in the 20th century.

Peterson has felt the backlash in the academic community; in 2017, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council refused him a grant, though he had received such grants in the past.

What prompted YouTube’s and Google’s move against Peterson? Political bias is the most obvious answer if no further evidence is presented. In the past, YouTube has “restricted” videos from Prager University; they’ve also placed Steven Crowder’s video in restricted mode.

This sort of thing leads to the continued polarization of politics in the country. While YouTube is a private company and can censor what it pleases, they pledge to open themselves to a variety of viewpoints. Cracking down on conservative viewpoints undercuts that mission, and could lead to an exodus from the platform if such censorship is maintained or grows. That would lead to the creation of another political site for videos, which would simply exacerbate the bubble mentality that now exists on both sides.

Free Jordan Peterson, YouTube.

Source 1: The Daily Wire | Source 2: The Daily Caller

 
 

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