YouTube Shooter Identified As Nasim Aghdam | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-03/youtube-shooter-identified-nasim-aghdam
As it turns out, Tuesday's shooting at YouTube headquarters (which has so far resulted in zero deaths other than that of the shooter, who committed suicide) had nothing to do with domestic violence and everything to do with blowback to YouTube's demonetization efforts - as many initially feared.
The shooter was identified as Nasim Aghdam who slammed YouTube for purportedly censoring her after she claimed that they demonetized her channels, including an exercise one devoted to exercise videos and another devoted to veganism. Aghdam channeled her anger toward YouTube into a paranoid manifesto published online. She wrote in her purported manifesto: "Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!"
"Manifesto" posted by animal rights activist and YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam pic.twitter.com/RkkgOz6juF
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 4, 2018
She identified herself as an Iranian activist as well as an animal rights activist. Shortly after she was identified, photos of her holding signs with anti-YouTube messages were found online and shared.
YouTube HQ shooter held a sign up decrying "YouTube Dictatorship" in 2017 pic.twitter.com/6ZOCwNDQhc
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 4, 2018
Along with her now-deleted Instagram...
Instagram pages of YouTubeHQ shooter pic.twitter.com/mKiY1UNivZ
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 4, 2018
...One now-deleted YouTube page bore anti-YouTube messages.
User page of YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam - just deleted pic.twitter.com/HrCIyImqb5
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 4, 2018
She recently published a video ranting about her treatment by YouTube, complaining that they'd deprived her of views. She said the practice was tantamount to censorship. She also maintained a website that remained live late Tuesday evening. It lists five channels for Aghdam.
And driving that point home, she published a video debating whether the US or Iran did more to protect freedom of speech.
Video of YouTube HQ shooter from 10 days ago asking if USA or Iran is better for freedom of speech https://t.co/xFOnXeX1Qs pic.twitter.com/zS8fPbhYa4
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 4, 2018
A Facebook artist page she created had more than 1,600 followers according to a cached version from archive.org. The Facebook page contains a trove of videos. They range in subject matter from lighthearted and comical to recipes for helping people eat vegan, as well as her exercise videos.
Contrary to initial reports, ABC said Aghdam wasn't in a relationship with anyone at the facility (so much for those initial suspicions).
She did not have an ID badge, and was carrying a purse. Aghdam was apparently a prolific maker of YouTube videos, maintaining several accounts for videos of different subjects.
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Police Warned by Family San Bruno Shooter Would Go After YouTube, Found Her BEFORE Shooting
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/youtube-manager-shooter-wore-full-body-armor-shooting-mask-firing-handgun/
The father of the San Bruno shooter who opened fire in the YouTube headquarters Tuesday reportedly warned police -- who talked to his daughter that morning -- that she "hated" the company and may go after them.
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Matt Agorist -
April 4, 2018
San Bruno, CA — Chaos erupted in California on Tuesday as a woman, now identified as 39-year-old San Diego resident Nasim Aghdam, walked into YouTube’s headquarters and began shooting people with a handgun. Aghdam wounded three YouTube employees in her rampage before reportedly turning the gun on herself and ending her life.
According to a spokesman for the San Francisco General Hospital, a 36-year-old man was in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman was in serious condition and a 27-year-old woman was in fair condition.
During the shooting, multiple employees inside the building were updating their family members in real-time using social media. One of those employees, Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi, a company product manager, posted on Facebook that he was OK before giving his eyewitness account.
Abdul-Kafi explained to his friends and family—incorrectly thinking Aghdam was a male—that “He had a shooting mask on, full body armor and was calmly walking and firing a handgun.” He added, “We jumped to the floor then ran as fast as we could.”
Employee Dianna Arnspiger also noted that the shooter had her face covered and was using a “big huge pistol.”
“It was a woman and she was firing her gun. And I just said, ‘Shooter,’ and everybody started running,” Ms Arnspiger said.
Zach Vorhies, 37, a senior software engineer at YouTube, said he also saw the shooter out in the courtyard where she was yelling, “Come at me, or come get me.”
Adding to the mystery surrounding the case, Aghdam was reportedly a prolific YouTuber and an animal rights activist. According to reports, Aghdam ran a website with an alleged manifesto that targets YouTube for censorship and demonetization of her video content.
She wrote on her website, nasimesabz.com, “Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!”
She goes on to quote Adolf Hitler saying, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.”
The rest of her message targets YouTube and censorship. “There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered and merely relegated so that people can hardly see their videos.”
As TFTP as reported, YouTube has since started cracking down on channels whose content they deem “extreme,” and, in some instances, pulling funding for the simple reason that the channel is too small. Aghdam was apparently affected by one of these. Though Aghdam’s main English channel had more than 5,000 subscribers, according to ABC 7, many of her videos appeared to be demonetized.
Her father confirmed this Tuesday when he told the Bay Area News Group that she was angry at YouTube because it had stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform.
YouTube had “stopped everything” and “she was angry,” Ismail Aghdam said in a telephone interview with the local news agency.
According to Ismail, he reported his daughter missing on Monday after she stopped answering the phone for two days. Oddly enough, police were apparently in contact with his daughter the day of the shooting as they found her sleeping in a car around 2 am the morning of the shooting.
What’s more, Ismail reportedly warned police that his daughter may be trying to attack YouTube because she “hated” the company.
As WTOP reports, Mountain View Police spokeswoman Katie Nelson confirmed officers located a woman by the same name asleep in a vehicle asleep in a Mountain View parking lot on Tuesday morning. Ms Nelson said the woman declined to answer further questions but would not be drawn on whether police were warned Aghdam might go to YouTube.
Adding even more mystery to this shooting is that even though Aghdam’s website was rife with anti-YouTube sentiment, and her father reportedly warned police about his daughter’s “hatred” of the company, law enforcement said the shooting was being investigated as a domestic dispute.
The Free Thought Project will keep reporting on this situation as it unfolds.
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So, sew, be scared of people demonetized by youtube, their crazy people...
You can tell who they are, because they spew crazy talk about censorship, corruption, etc....
And, turn in your crazy family members, friends, and coworkers...
And, if you are one of the crazy demonetized people, always kill yourself at the end of your "rampage", for effect...
Curious though, such a frail looking girl, wielding a big gun? Seems a bit of stretch that she had motive to be so angry, and lose self-control, over what little she probably was making from youtube. Censored exercise videos? These propagandists are so stupid.
