Facebook, YouTube Lift their Ban on Trailer for Kirk Cameron's New Film "Unstoppable" after Public Outcry

Aimee Herd : Jul 23, 2013
Charisma News

"…the communities of faith, hope, and love are, well…unstoppable."

Actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron's new film has already garnered much attention—and it's not even out yet. (CBN Photo)

The video titled, "Unstoppable" is described as Cameron's own exploration into why God seems to allow bad things to happen to good people.

When Cameron released the trailer for the film, however, it was quickly banned by both social networking giants; YouTube and Facebook. They listed Kirk's posts that contained the trailer as "abusive, unsafe and spammy."

Cameron took action and encouraged his Facebook and YouTube fans to send feedback to the media admins protesting the ban.

"This is my most personal film about faith, hope, and love, and about why God allows bad things to happen to good people. What is 'abusive' or 'unsafe' about that?!" asked Cameron.

The good news is both Facebook and YouTube have relented, and are now allowing Cameron's "Unstoppable" trailer to be posted and shared on both media sites. (Photo: Charisma News, Facebook)

Facebook claims it was an automatic filtering system that prevented Cameron's film URL and trailer to be posted.

After Facebook and YouTube acquiesced, Cameron posted on his wall:

"Victory!! Friends, you did it!... Because of your firm, loving, and clear voice, not only did Facebook welcome us back, YouTube also removed its block on our Unstoppable movie trailer. We are back online with full access. Thank you!! Fox News, Huffington Post, Entertainment Tonight, ABC, Drudge, and others have heard about your accomplishment and my phone is ringing off the hook to talk with me about how powerful the faith community is to accomplish good things when we put our hearts and minds together. They are listening!!

Now let's make sure NOTHING stops UNSTOPPABLE from coming to a theater in your town on Sept. 24th."