YouTube deletes Emmanuel TV channel of disgraced megachurch leader

YouTube has terminated the official channel of disgraced Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua's megachurch for violating its hate speech policies.

It comes weeks after an investigation by the BBC and openDemocracy uncovered evidence of widespread sexual abuse and torture by the late preacher.

Emmanuel TV played a key role in his rise from local pastor to global star.

TB Joshua died in 2021, but his Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan) is now run by his wife Evelyn Joshua.

The church has not commented on the removal, but has said previous allegations of wrongdoing have been "unfounded".

Emmanuel TV had more than half a million followers on YouTube and hundreds of millions of views.

This is the second time in three years that its YouTube channel has been suspended, following previous breaches of the platform's community guidelines.

As part of the investigation with the BBC, openDemocracy analysed Emmanuel TV's online presence, finding at least 50 "abusive" videos on YouTube.

Their team reported the videos to YouTube and the account was suspended on 29 January.

In a comment to the BBC, the Google-owned video-sharing platform said Emmanuel TV had been "terminated for violating… hate speech policies".

TB Joshua was famed for his "healing" ministries and filmed hundreds of services that claimed to show him curing the physically disabled and chronically ill - which multiple former church members have subsequently debunked.

The content openDemocracy reported included Emmanuel TV footage of people with mental health issues being kept in chains, cases of medical misinformation and examples of smear campaigns against women who spoke out about TB Joshua's sexual abuse.

Emmanuel TV's satellite channel was dropped on 17 January by MultiChoice, a South African company that runs popular satellite services DStv and GOTv.

For many years, the channel was one of the most successful Christian networks in the world, broadcasting to millions all over the world.

Following the publication of the BBC's investigation into TB Joshua, a number of contributors have been trolled by church and Emmanuel TV affiliated accounts online. These accounts were also reported to YouTube by openDemocracy, but they have not been removed.

YouTube and other social media platforms have come under intense scrutiny in recent years over their online safety policies.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68142127

Correct 💯

this is not cool. We meauve and the church keeps marching on.

Oh well...

While this is within YouTube rights, things like this should be done while these men are still alive so they can reap the fruits of what they sow.

P.s. It's a new day for some sector to continue their Ebi pa wa cries.

They wan wreck dat demonic prophet…
Nice one though especially the way Dstv remove the channel.

Some Nairalanders won't like this.

No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ultimately self-destructive.

Evil may set out to corrupt others, but in the process corrupts itself.

Who told he is disgraced?. You guys did not investigate yakubu despite knowing that our election was rigged.

Somany things in
nigeria known investigated but a dead man?. There is more to this….

Hmmm

TB Joshua don suffer

They should have their site for streaming their live events. YouTube dey mad!

Still,it will not stop the church from growing

Glad they deleted the evil man’s channel

It's unnecessary

The report surprises only those that thought pastor(s) are God. Generally, miracle churches trive well in poor countries with bad leadership.

Modified:
I was interviewing a (78 year-old) retired judge in Canada last week about social factors that support healthy ageing. He said "religion is the most destructive concept human being invented on earth".

No wonder Karl Marx called it the opiate of the masses. Marx argued that people seek comfort in religion and that religion suppresses emancipatory politics, thereby preventing the masses from revolting against those in power.

Generally speaking irreligious countries develop faster. Over 19% of people in Canada don't do religion but over 50% of the country is above middle class, life expectancy is above 80 years, with all the men of God in Nigeria, life expectancy is below 57 years.

I was expecting this

Any true Christian that support this bbc rubbish. They are coming for your assembly

It's just part of rhe plan. You brought down YouTube channel of someone who you did not convict in the court of law simply because they replied

Middle finger for the bbc

Humn! Demonisation technique!

This 2024 hot for tb joshua o
Them just dey bomb am from all angle

Low blow .. cheap people YouTube go crash very soon ..

I keep telling Nigerian churches invest in walless church church without capacity Dem no go gree na invest in human capacity no way...

Reason pastor Chris insisted on having his own social media lmaoooo

Lol so na like this he go dey happen na when people die una go dey drop documentary to avoid law suit or what or bkuz he or she can't defend him self....


So all his content are not scrutinize before or you had to wait till his no more....

Light will forever shine in darkness..

Thank God it happened in my time.... some of all saw the beginning and how’s it ending ...

Lesson for the church.

.... is all about Jesus Christ.. not the human in cloth.

OKKO:
The report surprises only those that taught pastor(s) are God. Generally, miracle churches trive well in poor countries with bad leadership.

It's thought, not taught! Those who thought pastors were God!

Besides, TB Joshua was a preacher whose influence transcended Nigeria!

He was the only Nigerian preacher who travelled round the world, held crusades for the locals and won souls for Christ!

No Nigerian preacher has been able to achieve what TB Joshua achieved for this country and the Christendom.

DaddyJapan:

Following the publication of the BBC's investigation into TB Joshua, a number of contributors have been trolled by church and Emmanuel TV affiliated accounts online. These accounts were also reported to YouTube by openDemocracy, but they have not been removed.

The foolish gang-up my foolish churchgoers have made them kick out EmmanuelTV.

The mumus were behaving like animals online, thinking they were in Ikoyi

Babbadata:
Low blow .. cheap people YouTube go crash very soon ..

I keep telling Nigerian churches invest in walless church church without capacity Dem no go gree na invest in human capacity no way...

Na you wan crash am?
It is this type nonsense you people commented on YouTube that you made them kick out EmmanuelTV.

PlanetZero:
Reason pastor Chris insisted on having his own social media lmaoooo

Wait until your host bans your Website.

Is YouTube also BBC or a British organisation?

Oyinbos in most cases work with verified facts.

I won't say more than that.

Reason why Nigeria is so dark is because we are blind to everything. It's because our hearts are majorly deceitful so we cant see anything.

About time. Alive the charlatan deceived many thus pulling viewers to the infamous channel fraudulently named "Emmanuel" TV! At his death the electricity powered rotating fan his left represents no longer received energy supply and is presently just rotating on the power left in the motor - it will soon grind to a gbam halt! Ditto Jesu Oyingbo, Feyi Daniels and their ilk.

When will BBC do documentaries on Buhari and Tinubu to delete their social media pages and channels

They are giving the poor man wotowoto even after his death

DaddyJapan:


Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68142127

Nice one, no mind all the yeye "defence" they are putting forward, that oyinbo wan take over e church wonder how that's possible

The guy was fake. All of them are fake.


Meanwhile

We're tired of stories when our women and children are dying every day.

# FG give us right to carry firearms.