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Nigeria: Again, YouTube Takes Down TB Joshua’s Official Channel

todayFebruary 1, 2024 2

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YouTube has yanked SCOAN’s official YouTube channel for the second time in three years.

YouTube has taken down Emmanuel TV, the main channel run by the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).

It is the second time in three years that openDemocracy’s reporting has led to YouTube suspending content from Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).

openDemocracy is a UK-based independent media platform and news website.

This development comes on the heels of the damning BBC Africa Eye documentary exposé on the late renowned Nigerian pastor Temitope Joshua, widely known as T.B. Joshua, as it delved into serious allegations against the deceased pastor.

The documentary, released on 8 January, has generated diverse reactions and pitted the church’s faithful, some Nigerian personalities and celebrities against critics.

In April 2021, PREMIUM TIMES reported that a YouTube belonging to the church, which had amassed more than 1.8 million subscribers, was closed after openDemocracy contacted YouTube to inquire whether its content violated community guidelines.

The new closure, as reported by openDemocracy on Monday, followed allegations that the late preacher had groomed and raped multiple former leaders of his ministry over decades.

The report highlighted openDemocracy’s identification and reporting of over 50 abusive videos on the video platform, amplifying abuse against Joshua’s accusers.