"Someone is upset about our opinion on their sh***y episode": Halo fans react as CBS blocks and unblocks YouTuber's review
Halo has been the latest gaming franchise adapted for television, with Paramount kicking off a 9-episode series. Season One is well along the way, with two episodes already available to the public.
While few have enjoyed the show, the overall response has been mixed.
It has now appeared that CBS is even silencing critics of the show, and Joe Vargas, a.k.a AngryJoe, has become a victim of it. What's even more bizarre is the fact that CBS later unblocked the video without any explanation.
The censorship comes in the wake of Joe criticizing the show after watching the second episode on a press copy. After watching it, Joe felt that Halo is yet another gaming franchise being milked by a production house.
While the TV show has followed a fresh storyline, some decisions have gone against the fans' wishes. Irrespective of someone's judgment, everybody deserves to have free speech.
Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case for AngryJoe, whose opinion has been censored following a negative outburst.
Earlier on April 1, Reddit user u/infamousu posted a screengrab of AngryJoe's tweet. The tweet, posted on the same date, stated that Joe's entire review of episode 2 was blocked globally by CBS. The action was pretty straightforward since Joe wasn't happy about the series's path.
The news surprised many fans. The surprising factor wasn't because of the news, as some had forecasted such an occurrence. What left fans surprised was the fact that a review was blocked. Whether a review is factually correct or not is for the viewers to decide.
One member stated that it could have happened if there were enough clips to make a copy strike.
The claim was debunked by another member who stated that Joe was allowed a legitimate copy for the same
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