QubeTV

QubeTV was a politically conservative alternative to YouTube.[1] The site was founded by former Ronald Reagan aides Charlie Gerow and Jeff Lord as a response to liberal censorship on the part of YouTube. Cited among factual liberal agenda of YouTube is the censorship of a video by conservative personality Michelle Malkin about US immigration which was taken down by YouTube administrators.[2] The Malkin video now has a prominent position on the frontpage of QubeTV and is described as "Banned by YouTube".[3] The site has been compared to Conservapedia, a Christian conservative alternative to Wikipedia.

Comedian Lewis Black has discussed QubeTV during one of his appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In particular, he has pointed out that a large number of the videos on the website are in fact links to YouTube, stating that "the conservative alternative to YouTube is YouTube."[4]

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References

  1. Pfeiffer, Eric (2007-05-02). "QubeTV set as YouTube alternative". Washington Times. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  2. Parker, Jennifer (2007-05-04). "Banned From YouTube?". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. "QubeTV". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  4. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/0s4t1r/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-back-in-black---new-media
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