Not your tube

The internet seems to be a loosely controlled social community that can be a great equalizer among folks who are more common than prominent in sharing news and views of the world.

But sometimes, it seems like more of a wild west frontier than a civilized democracy, and whoever runs the town gets to bully the folks. Is that the case on YouTube?

The popular video sharing web site YouTube has blocked a fifth investigative video from the pro-life group Live Action exposing the racist donations Planned Parenthood accepted. YouTube provided no advance warning, but sent an email citing “an alleged privacy violation.”

YouTube has also not responded to the group’s inquiry about why the first four videos critical of Planned Parenthood were marked as “content inappropriate.”

That’s a designation not often heard from internet content sheriffs.