5 days ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

I am under attack again!!!!!!

My latest video was flagged and restricted again, despite containing no content that would justify such measures, especially given the current state of YouTube. There are videos on the site that are close to snuff films, hidden behind paywalls, accompanied only by sarcastic commentary and devoid of any meaningful context and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I know many channels have issues on this platform but to be honest that is nothing compared to what I had to deal with the last 10 years and I am really sick of it.

To confirm a recent observation about the flagging of other channels and my own, I conducted an experiment. It's evident that vast bot armies are roaming the internet, engaging in activities ranging from posting nonsensical comments and simulating low engagement, to manipulating algorithms and flagging videos. Many of these actions trace back to Russian origins, although other actors are involved.

In my latest video update, I implemented a strategy to potentially eliminate one group of flaggers by featuring primarily the Russian perspective. I understand that many from this camp report me simply because they disagree with my opinions. However, this time I was careful not to provoke them. Ironically, I was labeled a Russian propagandist in this video, which is amusing since I'm usually accused of the opposite.

Despite this, the video was still mass flagged, confirming a disheartening reality. It appears to have been targeted by 'pro' Ukrainian channels—using 'pro' loosely here because the flagging seems driven more by competitive and economic motives than by content.

I first noticed this issue when the Patreon pages of several Ukrainian bloggers were flagged and removed. Additionally, links to my private Telegram channel—which I set up to enhance the quality of my videos and facilitate donations to Ukrainian units without constantly begging for your donations in my videos—were also removed. 

My videos are flagged by other channels not only because age restrictions limit the reach and growth of my channel, but also with the intention of having my channel removed to fill the void afterwards. The same applies to many Patreon pages of pro-Ukrainian war bloggers that were removed. Moreover, the mere fact that I upload most of my content for free, while they hide theirs behind paywalls, while lying to you that they can not show this or that here, threatens their business model. What’s particularly egregious is that many of these individuals already earn $10,000 to $50,000 a month from this model, in addition to the $10,000 to $20,000 from YouTube ad revenue, yet they still flag me and others out of a desire for more.

Thats why I will go in to full real talk mode soon and shine a light on the backgrounds of this in my videos aswell.

I hope you will support me then when the time comes. 

13 days ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

Check out this video from my friends  @defencecentral 

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3 weeks ago • 3,418 views

3 weeks ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

I know that many people have concerns about Telegram so should I start a blog on Substack aswell to share stuff I can not show on YouTube? 

Yes

No

2.3K votes

1 month ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

Caption this. 

1 month ago (edited) • WarLeaks - Military Blog

That’s why no videos for some time. 😅 

2 months ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

Today 10 years ago ​⁠WarLeaks was launched and I can not believe how fast time passed. Perhaps because of all the struggle that comes with running a channel like this. I know people are asking where the new uploads are. I worked on some other projects behind the scenes but can not go in to details for now. Be assured soon uploads will continue as usual. I want to thank everyone of you who followed and supported this channel over the last decade. 

2 months ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

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4 months ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

My last upload tanked after 24 hours. It got less impression than I have subscribers. Watch it here:  https://youtu.be/KjT3uiL6obc 

4 months ago • WarLeaks - Military Blog

I took some time off since once again I was pretty much depressed with YouTube. Constantly needing to archive a 15% CTR for the number of impressions other channels get with 5-6% is beyond frustrating.  New videos are now in the works however.