Last week, I participated in an interview with a Lebanese Muslim host who was openly hostile toward me and repeatedly refused to let me respond to his claims.
Today, at the request of my audience, I published a response. I used short segments from the very interview in which I personally participated, clearly under fair use, to address and rebut the claims that were made against me. The episode is an hour and a half long, and the vast majority of it consists of my own commentary and analysis.
Instead of responding to my arguments, the host filed a false copyright claim. Without investigating the context, YouTube immediately removed my episode and issued me a copyright strike.
I’m asking for your help in bringing this to the attention of the YouTube team. In the past, YouTube has usually been very responsive in correcting situations like this, but I don’t know what’s happening this time.
The episode is still available here on X, where anyone can see that it is professionally produced and clearly constitutes fair use. @YouTubeCreators@YouTube