Restricted By YouTube, Gun Enthusiasts Are Taking Their Videos To Pornhub

The battle over firearms has officially entered the digital realm. YouTube announced that it will place more restrictions on firearms videos hosted on its website, and the move has angered some gun enthusiasts who are now publishing their content on a large porn site.

Starting next month, YouTube will ban videos that offer instructions on how to make firearms and accessories such as silencers and bump stocks. It will prohibit content in which firearms and accessories are sold, both directly and through other websites. Videos on how to install firearms modifications will also be barred.

YouTube says the changes expand on existing policies. "We routinely make updates and adjustments to our enforcement guidelines across all of our policies," a spokesperson for YouTube said in a statement. "While we've long prohibited the sale of firearms, we recently notified creators of updates we will be making around content promoting the sale or manufacture of firearms and their accessories, specifically, items like ammunition, gatling triggers, and drop-in auto sears."

In the fall, YouTube banned videos that featured advice on how to make guns fire more quickly, such as by using bump stock devices. The move came after 58 people were killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1.

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