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Videos that became unavailable.

A video of the corpus can disappear when its author deletes it or makes it private, or when the platform removes it or closes the channel. YOUPOL keeps its metadata and, if it had been transcribed, its transcript.

The removals

What the removed videos contained.

The last 120 days, for the chosen country. The records are written by our local model from the transcripts made before the removal; the synthesis reads them back.

109
videos became unavailable in 120 days
105
transcribed before their removal
21
records written on their content
1
channels closed since tracking began

The synthesis of the removals covers all the countries. Read it

The reasons

Why they disappeared.

The reason is known only when the platform states it. The elements on the right are those the records noted in the content, against the usual platform rules; they do not prove the cause of the removal.

Reason given by the platform
  1. 01 Unavailable, no reason given 90 83% of removals · 89 transcribed
  2. 02 Made private 18 17% of removals · 15 transcribed
  3. 03 Deleted by its author 1 1% of removals · 1 transcribed
Elements noted in the records
  1. 01 Hateful or discriminatory speech 6 noted in 6 records
  2. 02 Harassment or attack on a person 2 noted in 2 records
  3. 03 Other 2 noted in 2 records
  4. 04 Sexual content 1 noted in 1 record
  5. 05 Illegal activities 1 noted in 1 record
  6. 06 Violence or call to violence 1 noted in 1 record

A removal can have many reasons besides content. A deletion by the author or a switch to private does not indicate a breach. The connections the records make remain hypotheses.

One by one

The latest removed videos.

From the most recent observation to the oldest. “Last seen online” is the last successful audience measurement. The interval to the observation brackets the removal date. Open a video to read its record.

Over time

Removals year by year.

Unavailable videos by year of publication

All causes together, since collection began.

Source: YOUPOL collection. Older removals do not all have a reason or a date.
Closed channels
ChannelOrientationObserved onReason
Gabriel DuquetteManosphere20 March 2026account deactivated
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