No!

不！

No!

不！

Don’t let YouTube shut us down!!!!

別讓 YouTube 封殺我們啊！！！

Whew!

呼！

Hi, welcome to China Uncensored.

歡迎收看《中國解密》

I’m your host Chris Chappell.

我是主持人 Chris Chappell

At least for now.

至少現在還是啦

Because the way things are going...

如果我們再繼續這樣下去…

Let’s just say YouTube isn’t making it easy for us.

這麼說吧，YouTube 並沒有讓我們好過

As if dealing the Chinese Communist Party wasn’t enough!

好像我們對付中共還不夠

I told you a few months ago that YouTube has been

我在幾個月前曾告訴過你們，YouTube 過去

demonetizing some of my videos because they contain “controversial content.”

已對我們的幾部影片停止供應廣告 因為這些影片包含「有爭議內容」

In other words, they stop rolling those ads at the beginning.

換句話說，他們停止播放在影片開始前的廣告

And that ad revenue is a big part of how we fund our China Uncensored team.

而廣告是《中國解密》 很重要的資金來源

It’s crucial to keep the show going,

這是能讓節目繼續運作的關鍵

so we can continue to bring you great content.

因此我們才能持續為您帶來精采內容

Like, when I flew to the Philippines,

例如，我之前飛去菲律賓

hired a fishing boat,

雇用了一艘漁船

spent 57 hours on the open ocean,

在茫茫大海中度過 57 個小時

enduring 18-foot tall waves to get to the Scarborough Shoal,

並承受 5.5 公尺高的巨浪後終於抵達黃岩島

a flashpoint of what some thought

有人認為該地區

could be a war between China and the Philippines.

[黃岩島之戰？] 可能會是中國和菲律賓之間的戰爭引爆點

And plant your favorite flag on it.

然後我還在那裡插上你最愛的旗子

Guess which video YouTube decided to demonetize?

猜猜看 YouTube 決定停止 供應廣告給哪一集節目？

They didn’t even notify us.

他們甚至沒有事先通知我們

Eventually my producer discovered it and appealed.

後來我的製作人發現此事並提出上訴

A week later—

一星期後

after we’d already lost most of the ad revenue we’ll ever make from it—

在我們失去該集節目絕大部分的廣告收入之後

YouTube finally assigned a human to review our appeal

YouTube 終於指派 人員審查我們的訴求

and was like, oh, yeah,

他們的反應是：「噢，對齁

that shouldn’t have been automatically demonetized.

這不應該被自動停播廣告的

Oops.

歹勢」

Yeah.

沒錯

And that wasn’t the first time.

而且這不只發生一次

When it came out at the end of August

當八月底大家發現

that YouTube was demonetizing people’s videos, YouTube was all like,

YouTube 停止供應廣告 給某些影片時，YouTube卻回應：

“We haven’t changed our policy,

「我們的政策並未改變

we’ve just started notifying you when we’ve done it.”

只是現在停止供應廣告後會通知你們」

To which most people were like,

大部分的人在得知後都表示：

you’ve been demonizing our videos without telling us?

「蛤？你一直以來都私自 停播廣告然後沒告訴我們喔？」

Well, guess what?

結果勒，你猜發生什麼事？

YouTube was lying about the notification thing.

YouTube 說會通知 根本是在唬爛

Because for the Scarborough Shoal episode,

因為黃岩島那集

as well as many others, we received zero notification.

和其他許多被停播的集數 我們都沒收到半個通知

We only happened to stumble on the fact that

我們只是很湊巧地剛好發現

several of our videos were demonetized.

我們有幾部影片被停播廣告了

Now YouTube would tell you that this isn’t censorship,

現在 YouTube 的說詞是，這並非審查

they’re just making sure advertisers don’t get stuck

這只是要確保廣告商

with content they wouldn’t want to be associated with.

不會和那些他們不想 扯上關係的內容綁在一起

Well, first of all—this is a type of censorship.

這個嘛，首先，這就是一種審查制度

If a show like China Uncensored doesn’t make money,

如果像《中國解密》這樣的節目賺不到錢

it has to lay off its staff and shut down.

就必須要裁員甚至是倒閉

So YouTube is effectively incentivizing people

因此 YouTube 這樣的 作法很有效的鼓勵人們

to only cover only non-controversial subjects,

只製作沒有爭議的主題

and avoid topics that, you know, might be considered ACTUAL NEWS,

並且避免，你知道，播報一些「真正的新聞」

like war, political conflicts, natural disasters and tragedies.

像是戰爭、政治衝突、天然災害 和悲劇事件等主題。

For example, the news channel I share this studio with, NTDTV,

舉例來說，與我使用 同一個攝影棚的新唐人電視台

told me they’ve had more than a hundred of their videos demonetized.

跟我說他們已經有超過 100 部影片被停播廣告

In other words, YouTube is incentivizing everyone to self-censor.

換句話說，YouTube 鼓勵每個人自我審查

Which is eerily similar to what the Chinese regime does,

這跟中國政權的做法驚人的相似

though YouTube is doing it for different reasons.

但差在 YouTube 是 出於不同的原因才這麼做

And second of all,

其次是

advertisers already are able to choose what kind of videos

廣告商本來就已經能選擇 要與哪些類型的影片

and search words their ads get paired with,

及搜尋關鍵字做配對

as well as choose keywords they don’t want to be associated with,

也能避免他們不想扯上關係的關鍵字

like war, political conflict, etc.

例如像戰爭和政治衝突等字眼

So YouTube’s argument for blanket demonetization is pretty thin.

所以 YouTube 關於全面 停播廣告的說詞很站不住腳

But it gets worse.

但更糟的還在後頭

Shortly after the censorship controversy in August,

在八月的審查爭議事件過後不久

YouTube rolled out a new program—YouTube Heroes.

YouTube 推出新計畫：YouTube 英雄

That resulted in another censorship controversy.

這導致了另一項審查爭議

Because it encourages people to mass flag videos they feel are inappropriate.

因為這項新措施鼓勵人們 大量檢舉他們覺得不妥當的影片

And guess which country is already paying people to do just that sort of thing?

[中國：網軍在社交媒體上發表近 5 億篇造假文章] 你猜哪個國家早就開始雇用人民做類似的事情了？

So that’s a bit scary for China Uncensored, too.

因此這對《中國解密》來說還蠻恐怖的

And even if the heroes/trolls don’t come after us,

而且即使這些英雄/小白沒追殺我們

there’s another problem with YouTube.

YouTube 還有另一個問題

A lot of users are reporting that YouTube

最近有許多用戶反應

is automatically unsubscribing them from their favorite channels.

YouTube 會自動取消訂閱 他們喜愛的頻道

Some of you have already told me you’ve experienced this problem.

有些人已經向我們表示有遇到這個問題

Maybe, check to make sure you’re still subscribed.

也許你該檢查看看你是否還在訂閱我們的頻道

Fortunately, there is a way

值得慶幸的是，有個方法

you can help China Uncensored break through the interference—

可以幫助《中國解密》突破外在干擾

so we can continue to cover the most controversial topics as we see fit:

以便能繼續談論我們認為 最具爭議性的主題

Support us directly on Patreon.

那就是在 Patreon 上直接贊助我們

Patreon is a website that lets you directly contribute

Patreon 是一個能讓民眾 直接贊助金額的網站

by pledging a certain amount per episode we publish.

你可以設定每集新推出節目的認養金

We started our Patreon campaign in 2015.

我們從 2015 年開始 Patreon 募資活動

So far, the extra income has allowed us to do things like:

到目前為止，這筆額外收入讓我們能：

Hire two new people;

雇用兩位新人

hold fan events around the world,

在世界各地舉辦粉絲見面會

and, most recently, travel to disputed Chinese territories

以及在最近前往備受爭議的中國領土

like the Scarborough Shoal

例如黃岩島

and Taiwan.

和台灣

And if we can raise more money,

假如我們可以募集到更多資金

we’re going to start working towards additional distribution channels,

我們將開發其他觀賞平台

like building our own website,

例如建設我們的個人網站

and developing apps on streaming devices like Amazon Fire TV.

以及在串流設備 例如 Amazon Fire TV 上推出 APP

We’ll still be on YouTube, but we won’t be beholden to it.

我們依舊會有 YouTube 頻道 但我們不需要只依賴單一平台

That’s why your Patreon support is more crucial than ever.

這就是為什麼你的 Patreon 贊助比以往都更加重要

If you’re already one of our Patreon supporters, thank you!

如果你已是我們的 Patreon 贊助者，非常感謝！

You’ve made so many things possible, and I hope you’ll continue.

你讓許多不可能的事情變為可能 我希望你能持續贊助！

And if you can afford it,

如果你負擔得起

please consider expanding your monthly limit, even by a dollar or two—

請考慮提高你的每月贊助額度上限 即便只調高一元或兩元美金都好

because monthly limits are why contributions plummet by the end of each month.

不然我們每次到了月底 贊助金額都會暴跌

And if you aren’t a Patreon supporter yet,

如果你還不是 Patreon 的贊助者

please become a supporter now.

請立刻成為一位贊助者吧

Sign-up is super easy.

註冊非常地容易

Click on the link below to visit our page,

點選下方的連結 造訪我們的頻道頁面

then click the orange button to become a patron.

並點選橙色按鈕成為贊助人

Choose which reward level works best for you,

選擇最適合你的 Reward Level (獎勵等級)

or enter your own amount manually, and Continue.

或手動輸入你想要的金額 並點選「Continue」(繼續)

Then you can sign up through Facebook or create your own user account.

接著你便能透過 Facebook 登入 或是創造你的個人帳號

Once you do that, you’ll have the option of setting a monthly limit.

完成之後，你就能設定每個月的上限金額

Keep in mind we usually publish 12 to 14 episodes a month.

請注意，我們通常每個月會推出 12 到 14 集

Then “Confirm and Pledge,” enter your payment details, and ta-da!

接著點選「Confirm and Pledge」(確認並贊助) 再輸入你的付款方式明細，搭啦！

You’re an official member of my China Uncensored 50-Cent Army—

你就正式成為《中國解密》的五毛黨員

the team that helps us combat the Communist Party’s 50-Cent Army—

幫助我們打擊中共的五毛黨

the people they pay to post propaganda and negative comments online.

中共支付這群人在網路上 宣傳政治思想和負面評論

Everyone who supports us will get rewards, too,

另外，每位支持我們的人都能獲得獎勵

including China Uncensored digital wallpaper,

包括《中國解密》桌布

the original music from the show, and,

節目的原創配樂

depending on your support level,

如果你的贊助額度夠高

monthly live Google Hangouts with me.

每個月還能跟我進行 Google Hangout 視訊

And most importantly,

最重要的是

your support will help keep China Uncensored uncensored.

你的支持將有助於 《中國解密》不受審查

So please, share this video.

因此請你分享這部影片

Get the word out that YouTube is censoring creators

並且昭告天下，YouTube 不供應廣告給受爭議的影片

by not placing ads on controversial videos.

並藉此來抵制創作者

And possibly unsubscribing people.

另外他們也可能暗中取消民眾的訂閱

And again, please support this show on Patreon.

最後，請前往 Patreon 支持我們的節目

The link is below.

連結在下方

Once again I’m Chris Chappell.

我是主持人 Chris Chappell

Thanks for watching China Uncensored.

感謝收看《中國解密》