#LiveStream - Activists denounce the birth of a giraffe on Youtube as ""nudity and sexual content"

The YouTube platform pulled out Thursday, the live broadcast of a New York zoo, to show the anticipated birth of a giraffe. The signal was withdrawn after animal rights advocates complained of "nudity and sexual content," which was in violation of the site's policy. Thousands of people from around the world watched "April," the giraffe who lives in Harpursville Animal Adventure Park, in anticipation of the birth of her fourth calf, suddenly shortly before 8 Tomorrow, the transmission stopped. Thousands of commentators expressed frustration that "the miracle of life" was banned on YouTube. The owner of the zoo, Jordan Patch, said through a Facebook video "This is a perfect example of why we can not have good things."

• 2017-02-25T02:22:51+00:00
• Duration: 00:30

• Animals
• Animal
• Giraffe
• Youtube
• livestream

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