Social:Full30
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Video hosting service |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | Full30.com |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Full30 is an American online video-sharing platform mainly dedicated to firearms and shooting sports-related content. The service was established in 2014 by Tim Harmsen[1] and Mark Hammonds[2] as a result of YouTube's increasing restrictions on gun-related videos.[3]
History
After the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, many companies attempted to distance themselves from any association with the firearms industry.[1] As a result, YouTube began demonetizing and sometimes outright deleting firearms-related videos,[4] and in one case, popular YouTube poster Hickok45's channel was completely deleted but later restored.[5] In response, Harmsen, who operates the Military Arms Channel on YouTube, decided to create his own video-hosting website to allow himself and other firearms content creators a platform free from such restrictions; he named the website Full30 — a reference to the popular 30-round STANAG magazine.
In July 2020, site representatives announced the site had new ownership.[6]
Contributors
- Hickok45
- Military Arms Channel
- Forgotten Weapons
- Bavarian Shooter
- Liberty Doll
- CloverTac
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trotta, Daniel (May 5, 2018). "Shunned by corporations, U.S. gun entrepreneurs launch start-ups". Reuters. Archived on 10 February 2019. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-nra-idUSKBN1I60KX. - ↑ SI Staff (November 21, 2018). "Firearm-Friendly Alternatives to Anti-Gun Websites". Shooting Illustrated. https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/11/21/firearm-friendly-alternatives-to-anti-gun-websites/.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam (March 29, 2018). "As YouTube Cracks Down On Firearm Videos, Niche Video Platforms Look To Seize An Opportunity". https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/03/29/full30-gun-videos/.
- ↑ Turton, William. "Gun vloggers are flipping out at YouTube's crackdown on their videos". Vice News. https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kg8v3/gun-vloggers-are-flipping-out-at-youtubes-crackdown-on-their-videos. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ staff (January 8, 2016). "Video: Hickok45 Explains Why He Was Banned from YouTube". https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/01/08/video-hickok45-explains-banned-youtube/.
- ↑ Riehl, F (July 22, 2020). "Full30 Firearms Video Website Announces New Ownership & Management". https://www.ammoland.com/2020/07/full30-firearms-video-website-announces-new-ownership-management/.
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