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The Philip DeFranco show is back. Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show, my name is Philip DeFranco
I hope you're having a fantastic Monday.
Let's just jump into it and the first thing we're talked about today is actually just a quick personal note.
One. While I very much enjoyed and embraced my one-week break
I definitely did miss you guys especially because two just the outpouring of support and love from last Monday's video
It was just- it means it means the world to me
It's very easy to feel alone and uhh, and the fights and battles that I mean 99% of the time
We don't even talk about.
You know, like 75% my job is being locked in a room talking essentially to myself all day
So just- just seeing all those comments, the tweets, everything, it just
It just really reaffirms that we have something here
So just thank you. Also, a really quick note around the Philip DeFranco shows this week.
I am going to try and sneak in some of the bigger stories that we didn't cover last week cause there was no show.
Also,
This week's Friday Philip DeFranco show was going to be a huge catch-up video
then also at the same time in these daily videos covering
the news that is still happening.
The week after break is always a bit of a juggling act so just a little heads up.
And actually, the first thing we're to talk about today is somewhat connected to the issues
We've been talking about with YouTube. CNN continued this, kind of mainstream media onslaught
We've seen towards YouTube over the past few years.
putting out the exclusive story: "YouTube ran ads from hundreds of brands on extremist channels."
And to that I say, it's good to know that Felix is getting ads again.
He said sarcastically as a joke. Calm down.
I think this story is an important thing to note for the YouTube community because I think it is important that we understand that YouTube
is getting it from both sides right now.
on the creator side we have a ton of creators, including myself, feeling like our videos are
Being unfairly treated whether it be demonetization, suppression.
Smaller channels that used to be partnered, now not, old or new channels that do qualify to be repartnered
not able to get through, that there's this- this incredible bottleneck
And then at the same time the exact opposite problem YouTube is facing is that
mainstream media outlets keep reporting that ads are on videos that they should not be on.
And I do want to point out at this point that I think that there is a problem for
YouTube running ads on inappropriate videos.
But, I also feel like a lot of these places, including CNN, go for extreme outlier situations.
minimal, not-representative-of-the-normal-ecosystem situations.
Example: there was an ad on what appeared to be a North Korean propaganda video.
That video, at the time of screenshot, had just over 3200 views.
They also featured another example
of a video that had an offensive content warning. Those are the kind of videos that YouTube has deemed so bad
they disable features.
You can't even share the videos.
That video had things like exposing Jewish domination, white/black genetic differences.
CNN's screenshot shows a Nissan disney ad that's,
for some reason, on that video that appears- To me that seems like a glitch. But then, as part of the story
CNN then contacts the brands, and they're like
"what do you think about this craziness?"
And so Under Armour said that they are pausing their advertising.
Nissan gave a statement that, effective immediately, they were freezing all their advertising.
Many of the brands, though, saying that they're going to work closer with YouTube moving forward.
as far as YouTube's response to all of this, a YouTube spokesperson told CNN
"When we find that ads mistakenly ran against content that doesn't comply with our policies
we immediately remove those ads. We know that even when videos meet our advertiser friendly guidelines
not all videos will be appropriate for all brands, but we are committed to working with our advertisers and getting this right."
And I think that's one of the things to consider in a situation like this because once again
I do feel that we are talking about outlier situations.
I personally, just coming from this side, believe that the more prevalent issue is people being
demonetized incorrectly. But what we're seeing here are journalists and researchers finding these situations
and then because they are not members of the community
they are not reporting these things. At least, not how
YouTubers would report this thing to YouTube so that they could fix the problem. Instead they take
screenshots and then make a big article about it.
And then, it wouldn't be surprising if they just started hitting refresh on those outlier situations and going
"oh, there's a different brand.
There's a different brand."
But, unfortunately for YouTube, the headline-readers of the world, the outsiders looking in, they're just gonna see that
and go "Oh. It's just a horrible place."
But ultimately we'll have to wait and see what happens. Is this the beginning of another adpocalypse?
Or is everything going to be fine? I actually- I know that I'm usually a cynic
I do have that self-awareness.
I do think that overall things are going to be fine.
Example: Under Armour, who, of course, said that they were going to suspend their ads have already now come
back to buying ads.
This after reportedly working with YouTube to put additional safety measures in place.
Which, I will say the turnaround time on that situation.
It makes me wonder if just the brand did not have the proper settings in for ad buys.
But ultimately like we always have to do in these situations, we will have to wait and see.
Expect the worst, hope for the best. Now the thing is, coming from that story
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I love today and today in awesome. And the first bit of Awesome is fortnight awesome
I just have to give props to Tyler ninja Blevins over the weekend in Vegas. He held an event called ninja Vegas
18 was a massive fort night event both in person and online they were reportedly around
$50,000 in cash and prizes. And during the stream, Ninja actually broke his previous record which of course
he famously set with Drake. That being around 628,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch at one time.
And this, time according to some reports, there are around 680,000 concurrent viewers at one time.
which obviously is impressive in its own, right, but I also think it should be noted because
when Ninja broke the record last time, the way so many places reported the story is that Drake broke the record.
But seeing this happen an even greater number while not having a Drake
I think it really highlights that that it is Ninja. It is the Twitch community that is the draw.
It's not online creators like a Ninja that are being pulled up by mainstream
I think the legitimacy is important, but there needs to be a respect that this is mutually beneficial
So yeah, that's where that one ends.
Essentially just props to Ninja for continually raising the bar for the community and the platform.
Then in while-I-was-on-break Awesome, you got a Deadpool 2 trailer.
You want to be the 14 millionth person to watch that I highly recommend it.
I'm very excited and not just for Peter.
Then we got a trailer for Crazy Rich Asians, which I'm just excited to get some more Constance Wu in my life.
You also had astronaut Chris Hadfield debunking space myths with Wired,
Tom Scott sending garlic bread to the edge of space and then eating it. And if you want to see the full versions of
everything I just shared, the secret link of the day, anything at all,
links as always are in the description down below
And then, let's talk about what appears to be the now final update around the Marcus Meechan free speech situation
Marcus who was also known on the internet as Count Dankula has had what I imagine to be
an incredibly stressful past two years.
If you're not familiar with this story, it all starts April 11th 2016.
He post a video titled "M8 Yer Dugs a Nazi" the whole premise of the video is he thinks his girlfriend
loves the dog too much, so he's willing to too much So he's going to ruin the dog
by teaching it to be a Nazi. So the dog 'watches' Hitler. The dog does a 'Nazi-esque' salute,
Which is really just give me your paw. And 17 days after posting that video,
Marcus is arrested for allegedly committing a hate crime by posting that video. Over the past two years,
Marcus's trial has just been suspended time and time again
It looked like it was going to end in January. At that time, prosecutors actually end up pursuing harder charges,
something that would increase his possible sentence from one year to five years.
The judge ends up denying that request, pushes the trial to March 20th, where on March 20th
he was found guilty. And following that judgment there was there was a massive debate and conversation
on both a local and international level about freedom of speech - freedom of expression.
Comedians like Ricky Gervais  tweeting their disgust and concern over this decision and all of that
led to Marcus being sentenced today and after two years - a  two year legal battle
It was decided that Marcus will not serve jail time and will just get a fine of around $1,100.
As far as the reaction to the sentencing, there - there's a mixed reaction.
Those who support Meechan saying they're happy is not going to jail. That it's fantastic, but it's still ridiculous that
he was convicted of a crime in the first place, arguing that it sets up a horrible precedent.
That is still incredibly concerning. What happens when there's not as much media attention on a story like this?
And then of course you still have those who believe that Meechan is anti-semitic that he's not being punished enough.
And I will say, for me personally, where I land on this is I am happy Meechan  is not going to jail for this
And I personally find it troubling that apparently
Context doesn't matter especially when that context has to do with the attempt at comedy. And I think that note
was actually hit on fantastically with this moment that was caught on camera after Meechan left the courthouse.
The video shows reporter from Sky News by the name of James Matthews pressing Marcus.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can't control who is offended by something,
but from a legal standpoint, I do believe that context should matter. But that said, the show isn't just about me
I would love to know your thoughts whether you agree and disagree,
let me know what you're thinking in those comments down below.
And then let's talk about the horrible shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee that happened over the weekend.
Reportedly at around 3:25am at a Waffle House in Tennessee, a man wearing only a jacket opened fire using a semiautomatic rifle.
He shot and killed 2 people outside of the restaurant. He shot and killed 2  more inside, wounding 4 others
Reportedly,  of the injured 2 suffered gunshots. They are now reportedly in stable condition
And the thing is the numbers here could have been much worse if it had not been for James. Shaw Jr.
According to reports, James was in the Waffle House.
He ran into a hallway on the way to the bathroom when he heard the gunshots.
Shaw waited for the shooter to pause and then he sprang out and wrestled the gun away from him.
He tossed it over the counter. Shaw was also injured during this.
He was reportedly grazed by a bullet on his forearm while he was hiding. Also, he burnt his hand when he
grabbed the barrel of the rifle to wrestle it away.
But main point, Shaw was able to disarm him and the shooter fled.
Police also believing that he shed his jacket on the street while he was running back to his apartment.
And at his apartment they believe that he put on a pair of black pants.
And he was last spotted running along the wood line behind his complex.
Now as far as the search, there are reports saying that authorities were using helicopters and dogs
The FBI the ATF were also on the scene. What we know is the  suspect had an Illinois driver's license
He was known to law enforcement there. He was from Morton Illinois.
His family reportedly was worried about him after he had an extended bout of delusions.
This including one where h e thought that Taylor Swift was stalking him.
There was also another incident where the suspect drove into a public pool and a pink woman's housecoat.
Then swimming around and his boxers before exposing his genitals to the lifeguards.
He was also reportedly known to federal lawenforcement after an incident at the White House last year.
That being back in 2017 when he was picked up by The Secret Service for trespassing in a restricted area
near the White House. And reportedly when he ended up getting confronted by Secret Service,
he said that he need to speak with the president and was very combative.
And for that he was charged with unlawful entry, agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with community service.
and after he was released there, he was reportedly interviewed by the FBI in Illinois.
Local authorities also revoked his Firearms authorization.
He also reportedly voluntarily surrendered four weapons. Those weapons, then were given to the shooter's father
and he was told to keep them away from his son.
But we also now have reports that authorities believe that the father returned the weapons to his son.
Now actually a fantastic update to this story, as - as I was closing this out, we were finishing up today's show,
authorities reported that they captured and arrested the shooter.
So it's fantastic news that he's no longer out there.
A big thank you to all the authorities were able to track him down.
Talking about this shooter is not where I want to end today's show.
I really want to come back around to praise and thank James. Shaw Jr.
He could have continued to hide.
I don't believe that many would have faulted him for that because he was unarmed against someone with a
semi-automatic rifle. But there are people alive today that wouldn't be alive had it not been for James Shaw Jr.
And then on top of that Shaw started a GoFundMe to raise money for the victims of this shooting
I'll link to it down below if you want to contribute as well.
It had a $15,000 goal. As of recording, it's about to pass 32,000.
And that's where I want to end today's show not highlighting a monster, but highlighting a hero.
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