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Hey all,

Not surprisingly, the mass harassment campaign is mass harassing.

My latest Tangent, on Gamergate, though unlisted on YouTube, seems to have become the target of mass flagging by, I can only assume, what remains of the Gamergate movement in the year of our Lord 2023.

The video has been taken down, and I've received a strike on my Live channel. I expected something like this (or worse) to happen as retaliation for my discussing this topic, so I am not surprised nor unprepared.

Of course I'm going to fight it. One way or another, I'll do my best to have this Tangent back online within the next week. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. It's the cost of doing content about hate movements. You have to fight a little harder at every step, but it is worth it.

Thanks so much for your patience and support!

Natalie

Comments

Ren

I hope you win—not only because this harassment should not be allowed but also because I think the essay was insightful and important

Fan Fan

You got this, Queen!

Laura Bea

Holy shit imagine being this cringe, these people are so sad. Grow up.

Nicole Marlin

Does this mean it was Patreon users flagging the video? 👀 what the fuck

Nicole Marlin

You’re so right. I didn’t get to watch it yesterday but I believe it was amazing

froot encore

Thankfully I was able to watch it last night before it got taken down

Jess Lupini

so sorry this happened Natalie! good luck getting it back up

Garga Lenoir

Another victory for free speech gang!

Clara

dammit i should have binged watch it sooner 🥲🥲 i’m so sorry for this, you put so much work into it… i hope you’ll be able to post it !!! we got your back !!

Katie

Wow. Let us know if we can do anything to support!

Anthea Müller

Natalie, you are the hero we don't deserve but desperately need, keep up the good work!!!

Kayj Morrill-McClure

Glad I watched it over the weekend. It was excellent. Hope you can get it back up. 💪🏼

Jack Robbins

Does that mean there are gamergate dorks subscribing to your Patreon out of spite just to flag your stuff? That’s so pathetic lol

Donovan M Grant

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

Frostfalls

genuinely shocked they still care to that level lmao

Pavol Michalina

tbh did not see this comming I thought that noone gives a f. about gamergate. The fact that enough chuds got triggered by this is sad and funny.

ez ra

🥸

Asche Helling

Thank you for standing up to those pricks.

Nicole Marlin

Can you send it to my email? Lmao jk. I’m so inspired by you fighting the good fight and I can’t wait to watch it once it’s up again 💗

Levan Kiknadze

Thanks Natalie, the video was amazing, so good even that ot should be public so that everyone cn see it. But you do what's best for you and the channel.

Ana Lanari

Got to watch it and it was amazing

Yotam Shabtay

Honestly, it's just like you said yourself in the tangent - this is because you hit the bullseye perfectly with that one

Aston French

Unlisted on Youtube doesn't mean locked - anyone with the URL can access the video. So a single patron who took umbrage could share it on with their friends/server/messageboard and they can all just access it too.

Austin F

genuinely would love to hear them try to explain how flagging your video helped ethics in game journalism

redcrowning

youre amazing, nat, i really hope you can win this fight <3

Intuition Science

No, it means some Patrons are bad faith actors and spread the link to other communities.

Vincent Jolly

That's genuinely incredible. Hopefully you get it back, though I don't hold out too much hope. Makes you wonder how many people that dislike you pay for your patreon lol.

Stephanie Charette

Excellent video torpedoed by absolute asshats. Keep fighting the good fight! <3

Em-bassador

Keep on keeping on! The video was great and those bastards won’t win

draculette

I’m glad I already got a chance to watch it! Amazing video as always! I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. Thank you so so much for making the art you make

Shannon Celeste

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks Natalie!

LEBuwu

Aw man I’m sorry :( I was excited to watch it but hadn’t gotten to it yet. I hope youtube removed the strike and puts it back up

Ren

It was so good!!!

Tadas Rimkevicius

The amount of bitterness and resentment you have to have to go out of your way to harass people taking calmly about 10 year old controversies astounds me

Maik

If all else fails, you can try directly uploading it to Patreon. Not ideal, but as far as I know that way only patreons have access.

Sassy Ali

No, but a Patron with the private link shared it with those who are flagging it

Bertie J Russell

Holy shit, that was fast! I wanted to listen to it on my walk today, but I guess that will have to wait. Man, these fucks must really care about ethics in video game journalism, huh.

Seth & Brent

We’re with you Natalie ❤️

SophieT

Whut?! How the hell did they get access to it? Did someone share a link and then they all just flagged it??! How annoying but well done on hitting them squarely where it hurts! I hope this doesn’t mean lots of additional hate in your direction! :(

Lily-Gre

You've got to be kidding me. That's so insane!!!

Jessica

Thank you for continuing to fight the good fight. I'm amazed this topic still attracts this level of harassment. Wow.

Gaby G

Some creators on Patreon upload their videos directly on Patreon instead of YouTube - would you consider doing that in the future for Tangents? That way, only your Patreon subscribers can watch them.

Jacob Freedman

Omg. Reminds me of old times. I'm so sorry so many men in their 30s still think they're 19. I hope this gets fixed up :(

Bruno Sauvagnat

Wow! They really are a bunch of looser. Glad you were prepared and hope you can fight it.

Sarah Newling

I haven’t even had a chance to watch yet. 😤 I hope it’s resolved soon, because I don’t know much about it and I’m very interested. It’s got to be a good video if this was the response!

Lily-Gre

I was wondering about this!

Ren

It’s truly pathetic

lrw789

Thanks for fighting the good fight, and I'm sorry it comes at the cost of personal and professional stress. Your video is fantastic; I already watched it twice!

Patrick O'Connell

Imagine paying someone so you can rage against them

Please enter your name

Ahh crap... i was waiting for a better time to watch it -.- I hope it goes back up soon

Optimus Crimes

I was this many years old when oppressed gamers rose up again to remind us that we do still live in a society.

Samantha

I didn’t realize that it was “too soon” on the whole gamer gate situation. Wild 🙄

John Simons

I basically never comment, but since the mass harassment campaign is at it again, I just wanted to say that I loved the video and fully support you in the fight against these fucking losers

Chris Carter

I don’t understand. What is the basis for them getting it removed?

George Berberian

I'm so glad I watched it. I wasn't fully aware of Gamergate when it happened. Your breakdown helped me understand the issue fully and from all angles. A shame that almost 10 years later people still hold onto their false beliefs about the topic. Too bad they are not open to learning the truth. I applaud your efforts and making this tangent! Sending much love and support while you work through it. ❤️❤️❤️

Frostfalls

A patron might have posted the link somewhere like a discord channel where unbeknownst to them there was a gamergater who then circulated it. Or just one gamergater has been lurking waiting for something like this

Seth Lawson

oh that's some bullshit diva i'm so proud though that u keep speaking and educating ab these topics bc you truly are so gifted and have taught me so much in my own learning <333

Maik

It only takes one idiot posting the link to the video on some forum. As long as you have the link it doesn't matter whether you're a patron or not.

highclass_lady

This was such an incredible & informative video that needed to be made, so sorry to see this was taken down & what a frustrating & stressful hassle this must be for you to have to deal with. You're amazing! What you do is excellent. We support you 💝

Astroletariat

Gamers sure aren't being very ethical about Ethics in Game Journalism.

LJ

Back when it unfolded, I was mostly baffled as I felt I didn't have the cultural context. Very much looking forward to this retrospective / analysis / whatever you are cooking up.

Alecxy

How can we participate in this fight Natalie? They should know you are not alone!

Wet Erase Board

Dangit, I only made it half-way through and haven't had time to finish it! I hope it gets back up or reposted soon!

mfar

my god youtube is such a shithole

Aston French

I was going to watch it over dinner tonight, so that's unfortunate timing! Hope you manage to overturn the strike! :(

Allison Otting

Whoever shared the link with gamergate people is a cringe loser

Jurvin

This is just so pathetic. I expected nothing more from these sad people but I'm still surprised. Glad I could watch it while it was still up :/ (It was really good btw!)

M

Dang it! I loved the video, I’ve been looking for a deep dive on gamergate for awhile and yours was top tier. Keep doin you Natalie, that’s what we’re here for.

κίτρινο καναρίνι

I can only be thankful that I was actively avoiding the internet through this era. Thanks for warming up the tea for my boomer-ness - it is a really interesting video and I appreciated it!

ContraPoints

yeah. it only takes one to spread the link.

Vasilisa

This was my favorite tangent yet, can't wait to see it back up! Absolutely incredible analysis and I even had to slow down and make myself a private note quoting you at the end.

Frostfalls

I think the issue is that the patreon video player isn't as good, like I don't think you can chromecast and stuff with patreon yet

Thaumatomane

I've been in the midst of moving or I'd have watched already, I look forward to doing so when it is back up. I'm so sorry that you have to deal with that!

Yousuf Kazmi

it's the Sock Puppets of the world uniting to fight ! I'm sure Nat knows all her platform options and hopefully it's back one way or another soon, I remember Jenny having to use the Patreon video hosting, she didn't like it, but it was a work around until YT stopped messing around.

Laney Richardson

Dang I literally was just about to watch it! If this was the backlash though, I know it'll be worth the wait lol

Paul Comeau

good luck! and f’n hell that sucks.

Santiago Giraldo

Luckily, I managed to watch the tangent before it got taken down. Hope you manage to upload it once again!

Kelsey

I was logging on to watch it too!

Victor Moreira

Oh that's so annoying. I really loved your tangent video. Hope it gets up again soon ❤️

Kelsey

Thanks for the update Nat <3

Sonia Noreau-Perodeau

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I will vote with my dollars and up my contribution. Please have something extravagant on me.

Francesca Mele

Man, I hadn't even thought about this potential outcome. Naive me! I'm very happy you're still willing to fight this fight, though. I had no real idea of what gamergate was and what it entailed. Thank you so so much for all the fabulous and important work you do, Natalie!!

percysowner

I’m another one who didn’t have a chance to watch it yet. I hope you get it back soon because I was looking forward to seeing it.

Eric Williams

This can happen when you speak truth, and especially when you speak so eloquently. Take care and don’t let the BASTARDS get you down

Nikola

Girl what can we do, just say it

James Battershill

So is the take away from this that some trolls are subscribed to your Patreon?

Jillian

It would be great if Patreon had its own video platform…

Un Perro Vegano

It is certainly worth it. Glad I watched it before!

John Silva

That sucks! I’m glad I watched it before it got taken down. I enjoyed your video even though I do not understand that gamer nerd shit at all.

Greg Kemble

For tough guys, they sure are crybabies... especially since you clearly worked hard to be fair and accurate. I'm glad I saw it right away, and I hope you manage to get it back online soon for those who didn't.

David Camara

Damn I was late to watching it :(. Hope to see it back soon, I’d love to hear that topic

Andy Pucko

little bitches are gonna be little bitches

Cassie Dee

lol What a bunch of sad weirdos. Good luck!

Frostfalls

I think if a video is mass-reported enough times it just gets taken down until successfully appealed

Reo Scrolls

I’m sorry you’re having to go through these hoops just to post your own content but excited to see the video when it’s able to be back up. Take care and take heart from all your supporters.

Sammy Almawaldi

Wait, so the same people who complained college SJWs were censoring them got a video they didn't like censored? Do you really think someone would do that? Go on the internet and tell lies?

numb3r5ev3n

Fuck those chuds. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight them on Youtube and Reddit and Elongated Muskrat's Platform Formerly Known As Twitter and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Maca

As someone who broke off friendships because of gamergate: it was such a good video. I took notes and sent voice messages to friends discussing things you said, it has obsessed my thoughts these past few days. I hope you can get it back up soon, it was too good <3

Callum McLean

Mother suffers for the sins of babies! Much love and support fighting this and the good fight

ZiggyZ3

I’m glad I got to watch it before it got taken down, but that’s bullshit. I hate that Youtube does this. These trolls are so annoying. It’s likely that they’re ashamed of their role in Gamer Gate and want to cover it up. I’m sorry this happened to you. You have my full support.

M. A.

Really sad that this stuff happens, but thanks Natalie for fighting people like this. The g*mers throwing a fit to get this taken down are just proving that they don't want us to remember. Also, the idea that some GGers actually watched it and got their feathers ruffled is funny to me.

Studioroom

Dude, your website. I'll get that video live on there in under an hour. The only downside is you may end up having to pay for some additional bandwidth. Heck, I will personally throw up a new site. incelliarmus dot com.

Alice Intrigue

You're the best, thank you for this hard and ridiculous work you do! 🙏

Todd Christiansen

Keep us updated and best of luck, was really looking forward to finding time for that

Citybob

Been following your work for some time now. What you do matters. Never forget that and fuck those clowns who try to drag you down!

Saajid Hosein

I'm so sorry this happened, hoping it can be rectified soon! Jeez, the fact that the satanism tangent might have been less controversial. The world is topsy turvy.

Frostfalls

It's weird to think there are people who have spent a double digit percentage of their lives fixated on this "issue"

Eden

What a bunch of gigantic buttholes 🙄

Bri Cousineau

I just subscribed yesterday to listen to the GG video and watched it multiple times because it was honestly an incredible recap of what happened and what the implications were. I hope your video gets reinstated soon, I honestly think it's a very important video for people to be able to view. Thank you for making it and I'm sorry these sore losers would even bother having the energy to get it taken down.

Ann C

It's definitely worth it! Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.

Matt Killmon

It’s so sad that these dingalings are still THIS committed to their gross-ass bullshit nearly a full decade later. Hopefully an Actual Human Being™ at YouTube will review it and do the right thing.

The Duke In Purple~

It is so astounding how these man babies just keep being a pain in everyone's butt. Thank you for doing what you do. We will wait until a new option arises. Until then, have cake, mother!

Mina Shahin

Keep up the fight! Don't let them win. ❤️ I'm an OG FemFreq follower and remember this all well. It's sad to see the hate continue.

dripdrylowfi

so glad I got to watch it already! will have to watch it extra once it's back up ✌️✌️✌️✌️

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stushi

Not sure if this is an option for you but nebula could be something else to explore?

Trip Wootten

Was going to ❤️ this but it’s at 666 and I cannot break that

Mortebianca

You have our unwavering support

Captain Vitus

It shows that we really shouldn't forget, like you mentioned. Best of luck on this, I suspect you're probably experienced in dealing with this kind of thing now. Hope it goes up again soon.

Stormsdream

Oh good grief, well that does suck. I hope it isn't too much work and bother to get sorted.

Tina Moore

Damn, surprised there is STILL that many people invested in gamergate in 2023 to mass harass, hope you get the video back soon.

SiberianHussy

They can all go sit on a pineapple, glad I got to see it, thanks for your work! <3

Flo A.

I'm very glad I got to watch the video before it was taken down, not because I don't think you'll manage to get it back up (which you will!), but because after watching I know *of course* they were going to do something like this. Their doing this only reinforces what was said on the video.

Raye

How dare they touch that banger video

Kemplify

Not to downplay how frustrating it is that you have to work to get the video back up, this basically proves everything you said in the video. 10+years and they're still butthurt.

Matthew Mendenhall

You’re going to win this, Natalie. Absolutely incredible that you’ve managed to stoke a massive hate campaign back to life with a tangent.

JungMoses

Hey Fam- anyone know of an easy way a third party from this community could host so that all can watch and to show that our ability to spread the right message is stronger than their ability to take us down? I have no tech savvy but definitely someone here does and it would be great if we could help that person get something up and running soon. Natalie- much love and thanks. You are everything right in this world and we will prevail.

Erik Olsson (TerrorBlades)

Could you not post it here? Like just warn the people who own Patreon first and then when they see it just post it

Goobzilla91

Ah man ;_; hope you're okay! For what it's worth, it was a great tangent :')

Studioroom

How would they mass report it if it was a private Patreon URL?

Northy

Oh no! Damn that sucks :(

Rahdo

ugh, that's horrible! btw, you can upload the video here on patreon and we can stream it live here. maybe that's the safer way to go in the future. .

Leahbunny

You will conquer all. Just let her speak

Goma

That video made me have 3 very interesting nightmares in a row tonight so I need it back. Anyways, thank you so much for what you do!

yarow12

Either somebody fucked up (by sharing the video ahem) or... some of those fuckers are Patrons. 😑

Maria Knickerbocker

Natalie, I feel like the internet is the Wild West. We are forgetting how to problem solve and agree to disagree… I love your channel and am a supporter and will continue to be 🤦🏽‍♀️😃

Ilana Galpert

The tangent was so good I think it could be translated into a main channel video if only it weren't so dangerous for you. This was a private video on your patreon, I can't imagine how many frothing trolls would swarm a more public platform 😕

roxyamused

Shit poop! I usually see your video as soon as it drops! I just took my eyes off my email:/ you have your fame and success in spite and because you pushed back at these pos. You will still prevail because intolerance is always unfashionable.

Anna the Smiling Cat

So the "please forget about the whole thing" comes with "or else...". Charming. I don't know and my advice can be terrible but maybe make it public next time and make some noise about it. So, they'll have a choice...

Sabrina Penna

I didn't even get to see it☹. BOO, HISSS. Go get 'em, Natalie💖.

Kristhell Lopez

I'm sorry Natalie. You are a heroine, we stand behind you.

John Ryan

I'm sorry you are going through this, Natalie. I thought it was an excellent video. Thank you for making it and being awesome.

heather lawrence

Really happy that I got to watch it before it was taken down, it's really important that these kind of videos documenting what happened stay up. I always knew *internally* that 'ethics in journalism" was just a front for harassment, but I had no idea there was an IRC log proving that.

June

omg, they suck lol

A Walking Contradiction

Fucking hell. Glad I watched it last night, then. That sucks you have to deal with this sort of thing. It was really good. Keep up the good fight and stay safe!

Oathian

They are really dedicated to the bit. I’ll give ‘em that

Elizabeth

I’m so sorry about this! Wow I’m really shocked, but also so glad I managed to watch this insightful and important video yesterday. Really hope this can be sorted soon.

Commendable Freeloader

I guess until it gets restored and put in the louvre can we meme the heck out of it ? Esp the part about amnesia cuz that's what's happening

Commendable Freeloader

I also hope you are safe, considering what's happened to you in the past may avalanche again

Ted(dy)

omfg i never got to finish it wkslsksjskgkdjdjxnsms god those people suck

Studioroom

I'm questioning YouTube's abysmal UX. Why even have that automation on private posts? Just my nerd thought.

Ziff

wow... now I really regret not watching it when I had the chance. I didn't know gamergate was still so persistent...

CoffeePoints

Gamers are also oppressed that they gotta go digging for unlisted videos to report 🤮

Jeannot

You should make this one public once it gets reinstated just to spite them

Oliver Sartun

I just opened Patreon to start watching this tangent. 🙈 I'm so sorry to hear that this is happening to you. Didn't expect this could happen to an unlisted video. Someone must have spread the link. It's great that you're standing your ground though instead of giving way to the backlash.

Oliver Sartun

It wasn't private, just unlisted. So, as long as you had the link you could access it. The only difference to being public is that it doesn't show up in search results. So, I guess it makes sense that it otherwise has all the features of public videos. But it sucks in this case.

Lightningal

I hope you are well, dear. I send you my love and strength.

Mattias Skagerholm

Yeah, as someone else said, can you put this tangent on Nebula as a special occasion while you try and sort it out on Youtube?

bins

:( Please stay safe

Crescent Minor

UGH! I should have known I didn't have time to wait for my day off! Fucking vultures. Take my mental energy and claw through, Nat.

Crescent Minor

I do occasionally wonder about people, like Natalie or Dan Olsen, who are frequent colleagues and friends with a lot of Nebula creators, but aren't involved with it themselves. I wonder ... why not? It seems to be a much better platform for reaching people who are already in your audience, even if I generally don't go there looking for new people.

Pdlp

We love you natalie! I'm sorry this happened to you.

Crescent Minor

I didn't either, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Josh Reyes

What? How did they access it? Is there a mole in the Patreon? Is it from people sharing the unlisted video on public forums? Do unlisted videos still appear listed? This is unsettling. It really proves that this movement is still very much alive. It also shows how flawed the YouTube report system is and how it can be abused. They gave you a strike automatically without even reviewing the content? This is scary. I don't even want to post here because a gamergater must've subscribed to the patreon just to get the link to the video. I'm a nobody but I work in the industry and have been involved in harassment/threats by this community. They're so deranged they'll target literally anyone. I really don't want Contra to be the next gamergate target. Part of me wonders if this video was public, her public shield would be a lot larger since she has over a million subscribers, or if that would simply open the floodgates and their abuse would overpower any kind of support. Anyways I'm rambling now. Not to play into their military metaphor, but I'm willing to help fight back if necessary!

Oliver Sartun

Reading through the comments, I'm so jealous of anyone who watched it in time

Sheaknot

Sending support! You’re so right that this is the cost of fighting hate movements, but it still sucks. I hope you’re able to stay safe, as much as possible.

norah

thank you

Liz Jones

If Natalie chose to, she could upload the video directly to pixeldrain herself, or just post it here on Patreon. Since she hasn’t there must be a reason. Let her control how and where the video is shared.

Joe Langley

That's obnoxious. Standing with you!

Lars Overdale

The implication is pretty wild that there is at least one Gamergater/incel/manosphere partisan in general who is willing to pay you money just to have the ability to participate in harassment campaigns against you. Still, good on you for fighting this BS, and know that you have our support!

Josh Reyes

I don't know much about Nebula, but I would imagine it's hard to reach a wide audience and expand outside of the community that already knows you. Not only because the platform is nowhere near as large as YouTube, but because it's paid. So the people that need to see the video most, won't.

Liz Jones

How many people must be paying for access to Natalie’s patreon just for the purpose of mining info for harassment campaigns against her? Every month when their card is charged are they like, “I’m really sticking it to her!!” Like, get a life

Ninkki Minjaj

God for-fucking-bid someone accurately call out the history of a hate movement on YouTube 🙄

Kelly Aster

I’m looking forward to when this tangent is back online again, I don’t mind if it is put on a different account either. Having a strike against the channel seems unfair. Thanks for monitoring the situation, Natalie, I look forward to enjoying the video.

Daniel E. Anderson

Noo! I haven't even seen it! I suppose this means it's good. Stay Safe Ms. Wynn.

Rebecca Sheng

Gamers, truly the oppressed minority

Asami

You have my support Nat. Thanks for speaking about it

jeb

Glad I watched it immediately! Thank gawd you anticipated this love and support

Luen Tobar

So much for the free speech loving right wing!

Jessica Cheeri

My goodness. Hope this gets cleared up, because apparently somebody's causing problems on purpose

Jules

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help fight back and remove that strike! Sending solidarity and thank you for the video- really enjoyed the thorough summary!

Daniel Broening

Bless you. Though I am excited to see you in your chariot of fire. I'll do what I can to grease the wheels.

J Jones

Maybe you could put it on vimeo or something else like that? Share a drive link?

Sylvie

Well, if nothing else this is a great case for the video's relevance. Best of luck getting it back up, I look forward to seeing it when it's back

JulianL

Does that mean the mole is here?

Paula Riff

💜🩵💙💚💛🧡🩷❤️

kF

Was among the lucky ones able to view it before it was taken down, and it was such a nice take on gamergate, with this unique voice you manage so well - both flexible in trying to understand people's motivations and process of thought and steady & firm on the facts and the unmissable misoginy that lied therein. It's really a shame how your videos can be taken down when the effort for clarity and truth is so real, even for a lesser video. As always, thank you for your work Natalie, hope you can get it across eventually.

Melissa Gibson

Extra grateful I watched it yesterday

David Kal

Don't let the bastards grind you down Natalie! Keep up the amazing work!

Timothy Morrise

As a "fuck you", once it's back up, what if you released it to non-patrons/publicly?

Anne Berry

Myyy goood how do so many people still care about this?

summertimeklller

OUR QUEEN WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE DARKNESS!!! All hail our beautiful mother, may she hold dominion over the enemy 🙏❤️

Naomi Hatchman

Damn it, I put it on my Watch Later... I can't believe there are so many idiots still doing this nearly a decade later. I hope you're able to get the video up again soon. It sucks that you can get a strike from Youtube because of a harassment campaign when you've done nothing wrong.

conancat

Oh no 😔 would you consider uploading this to somewhere else so Patreons can access it from not YouTube? Dropbox or Google Drive maybe? Goddamn YouTube people are vicious what the hell

Mikel

I don't think they were lurking, they just saw Natalie's tweet announcing the Gamergate tangent & became a patron with the intention to share it among what's left of Gamergate to mass-flag it.

Mikel

They must have gotten SO triggered 😂 like, this was an unlisted video, just for patrons, its reach in terms of audience was inherently so limited just by its Patreon-tangent nature. And still you enraged them so damn much that they couldn't help themselves but to get one of them to pay you money to get the link & then share it to the others to mass-flag it! Part of me is lowkey enjoying this ngl. Like, this isn't even about them fearing being exposed to a large audience by your tangent, they knew the reach of the tangent in terms of audience was inherently quite limited, it's about them being unable to handle the fact that you dared to read them to filth for what they are, and I kinda love that they let us all know that you got them so hard & that they're so triggered & enraged.

Kleopatra

all power to you for fighting this, they come out of the woodwork I swear

Doggo

The funny part is those people will say “oh why are you still talking about gamergate everybodys already moved on”

Maya

I finally find out where my brother has been getting all his dumbass takes from. I needed this video it made so many interactions in my life make sense! Well maybe not sense but it explained the fukt reasoning behind them. Thank you Natalie 💖

Scoott

There were a couple douchey comments on the original post. Probably not a stretch to say we have some folks here who fall outside the “typical” demographic.

Rebecca Impastato

So much for them not being snowflakes. Hope you win the fight!

Dr Vixen

Can't wait to see it.

Rob WK

Don't let the bastards get you down.

bthom82

Thank you for all the good work you do Natalie. It is appreciated.

Opinionated Online

That's annoying. I hope it's back up soon because I hadn't had a chance to watch it yet.

Aderyn Albarelli

😔 it was a good video. I hope you can salvage the recording for other purposes/platforms, video seem like a lot of work. I didn't know people could find unlisted videos, without Patreon email. How does that even work?

Thereal_VanWalsh

Gruh. Hope to see it back! Xo til then and good luck

Emm Zee

Wt heck. This is so sad, I was just about to watch it having no real exposure to the content. I guess I have to see it now...

The Existential Shrew

I just clicked the link and it said it violated harassment and bullying standards. Who did she bully? This is ridiculous 😭

Fiona

I do regret putting off watching the film

xerootg

Dang it! I've been out of town and haven't had time to watch it yet! I hope it gets resolved, I honestly don't understand gamergate, so I was looking forward to it.

Oscar De León

:(((( this is so sad I coudn't watch it

Raoul (just me)

This kind of proves some of the points you were making imo. This is all about ethics in journalism right

Alesha Montgomery

The level of brain rot needed to join group to mass flag content for calling our mass harassment is staggering. It was a great video, hope it gets back on and the strike removed so others can see it

Persona Obscura

No problem! Take your time getting it figured out :)

Rory Murphy-Cload

Second this, was an excellent video and you are brave to risk the hate, thank you 🙏

Nick Ulanowski

Wtf? I literally signed up for your Patreon to watch this video! And i was only halfway through it.l

Luísa

Sorry to hear it, Nat. I hope you'll be able to solve this without too much trouble. We're rooting for you

Andrew May

Go Natalie! Sorry for your troubles. How ridiculous. Let us know if we can help somehow!

Hana

i got a solid 3/4 through it before it was taken down and feel confident saying it's worth the effort to get it restored. thank you 🧡

WaitforRain

'This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on harassment and bullying' Are you actually shitting me?

Madeline Wilson

I will buy nebula/curiosity stream/any other platform specifically to watch this video, just saying.

Stephanie Bee

Let us know if it would be helpful for a bunch of us to email YouTube about this!

Hear Me Out Productions

I wouldn't mind seeing this posted on the main channel (or public on Live channel) after this. If it's good enough to provoke backlash, it's good enough to be public! Plus, Nat has been saying herself that Tangents are taking more time away from main channel videos than intended. May as well let the fans who can't afford Patreon get in on this one. We already got early access, that's enough for me.

Josh Reyes

Lol if you were able to watch a Tangent video about the topic you wouldn't have needed to Google it!

Daughters of Ferrix

this is so damn silly that this *still* happens. Sorry you're having to deal with it, if you have to host the Gamergate tangent elsewhere I'm sure we'll understand 🫶

Crissa Kentavr

Automated strikes need to be against the dang law. They've been a bad idea forever - had a friend who worked at Netcom who every couple years had to fight AOL from blocking his account because his iRL surname had two 'bad' words in it.

SG

I’m looking forward to seeing it soon! Thanks Natalie :)

fae

wow, imagine being such a little bitch that you can't even handle someone addressing your harassment in a video that's not available to the public. slimy and grimy. best of luck in getting the video back up, sorry these assholes are making life harder for you, i'm glad i got to see it before it was taken down 💗

Emily Jones

Why not host on another platform or directly on Patreon? If possible

Jakub Kundzik

Looking forward, because I missed the video. Do you have any alternative platform to post the video? I can imagine most of videos of yours are demonarised on yt anyway

Ayanna

This sucks Natalie, I'm so sorry this is happening. A bunch of manbabies, all of them!

Armando Mistral

Ayanna nailed it: it's manbabies all the way down. So the next time some bro intones about GG being not a thing, the response will be "Reeeeally, Cletus? Are you suuuure??"

Armando Mistral

Full respect and love to Natalie, but if this surprised me, I would never get any sleep. Rules for the internet: there is no private, everything connects to everything, nothing is ever "over". Of COURSE the "movement" is still alive, rotten people are everywhere and they live to drag you down since that's all they know.

Armando Mistral

They can't get a life. Or at least they think they can't. So they can't. Mental health care in this country: please address this. Oh, wait, we don't have any of that.

Armando Mistral

Quoth Motormouth Maybelle: "... you better brace yourself for a whole lotta ugly comin' at you from a neverending parade of stupid." So ends today's reading.

Will SJ

Soons of... What if we use free tools, torrent maybe?

berith dm

Sorry to hear that! Any chance of uploading it somewhere else like dropox or google drive?

Christophe Spurling

I guess they must have felt very threatened by what you where saying. Why else go to all that trouble of getting the vid taken down. It only adds legitimacy to you and your channel. I had not quite made it to the end of the vid, so look forward to it's reappearance. Regarding the new timeframe, I welcome it cause I do value the production values, slickness and conciseness of the main channel vids. The tangents are very great but they feel like too much work and effort for you. Maybe the patron stuff should be more BTS in flavour, like the photo from the psychedelics tangent (love it!) Maybe less effort for you?

Andy Alvarado

I was wondering why I couldn't finish watching it 😭😭 I hope you get it back on soon, dont let the bastards get you down! Love you

Rachel

Such a good piece of criticism, what a shame :(

Naomi Hatchman

Can you get your videos onto Nebula? Then you're not so much at the mercy of the mess that is Youtube.

S C

Thank you Natalie for you message. I wanted to ask, could I share a screen shot of this message on my socials with a comment on how hard it is to speak out against and criticize hate movements? Hope you get to see this!

Wes

joined the patreon just to follow this issue

Mimi

I am kicking myself for not immediately jumping on this content!

Josh Reyes

It's not surprising, of course. Hate movements never die, they just sometimes fly under the radar for stretches of times. If these deranged people will go to great lengths to find the personal address and send death threats to women they feel threatened by, of course they'll purchase a Patreon subscription just to get access to an unlisted video so their army of incel neckbeards can spam the report button.

Zindagigi

Wow! Glad I watched it when I did. Sorry that happened. This is nuts--and stupid.

Aderyn Albarelli

Can we challenge Patreon to a duel? 🐿️🐿️

Chantal Sorrentino

What about free speech these cretins always crow about?

TPK Games

Is there anything we can do to petition YouTube and throw the flags back at whoever did the flagging?

TPK Games

I started a YT channel and podcast with an ex friend that in 2017 stole the channel and turned it into one of the bigger gamergate style entertainment “review” channels out there. He was one of the first to replay form Alex Jones after his YT ban. I wish YT would do more to protect us all from these hate promoters.

sunlit_music

I'm so sorry your video has been taken down! I'm glad you'll be fighting this to get your video back on the internet.

Notosfa Boomer

Dear Natalie, thanks for just existing.

jessestuart

Thank you for your efforts Natalie! ❤ Sadly it appears nobody saved it to archive.org or archive.is this time around, looking forward to it becoming available again🤞

For Autumn

Very excited to watch this once it's live again!

Nikko

The video is back online.

Sarah H

I wonder if there is a way of sharing the content with more controlled permissions to just patrons. With unlisted YT vids, I worry that once someone shares the link then anyone outside the patron group can access it. I am unsure if you tube offers an authenticated integration with patreon, but I subscribe to another creator who shares videos through Vimeo and it seems that's definitely authenticated, as I had to link my Vimeo account in the Patreon app to watch.

jessamyn

Thank you for doing this work, Natalie!

ambi_ambi

I love you Natalie!!!

Shell

We love you Natalie 😘❤️

Liza Duggan

I appreciate your dedication to this topic, from Ireland

Petri Fenix

Well now I really wanna see it 💁‍♂️

Dreamgoat

Thank you, I haven’t seen it yet since I just subscribed. Good luck!

Effy Wild

Thank you for this very hard work you do.

Lina7

Good luck Natalie! You have my full support ❤️

NiniProminente

Maybe making backups of the videos through another more permissive platform? I think this is not the first time that it happens. It's worth it to check out although you probably have a lot of work rn. Gl Natalie ❤️

Mindy Woodall

Best of luck, Natalie. Fighting 💪