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QubeTV is a politically conservative alternative to YouTube. The site was founded by former Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

 aides Charlie Gerow
Charlie Gerow
Charles R. Gerow is a prominent political consultant, commentator, and lawyer in Pennsylvania.Gerow holds a law degree from Villanova University School of Law and has been an attorney for over 25 years. He worked as a member of the field staff for the 1980 Reagan campaign. He has performed advance...

 and Jeff Lord
Jeff Lord
Jeffrey Lord is a former member of the Ronald Reagan administration, journalist, author, and political strategist in Pennsylvania.Lord earned a degree from Franklin and Marshall College. He first worked as a press aide in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He worked for Pennsylvania Congressman Bud...

 as a response to what is perceived to be a liberal bias on the part of YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

. Cited among other claims of the liberal bias of YouTube is the censorship of a video by conservative personality Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin is an American conservative blogger, political commentator, and author. Her weekly syndicated column appears in a number of newspapers and websites. She is a Fox News Channel contributor and has been a guest on MSNBC, C-SPAN, and national radio programs...

 about US immigration which was taken down by YouTube administrators. The Malkin video now has a prominent position on the frontpage of QubeTV and is described as "Banned by YouTube". The site has been compared to Conservapedia
Conservapedia
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, a Christian conservative alternative to Wikipedia
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 because, among other reasons, they both criticize a perceived bias and counter it with an explicit bias.

Stand-up self-described socialist comedian Lewis Black
Lewis Black
Lewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...

 has discussed QubeTV during one of his appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In particular, he has pointed out that a large number of the videos on the website are in fact links to YouTube, stating that "the conservative alternative to YouTube is YouTube."
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