Canal do Otário

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|caption = Canal do Otário's main character: 'Otário Anonymous'

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|language = Portuguese

|began = {{Start date and age|2012|02|03|df=yes}}

|genre = Activism

|url = {{URL|http://canaldootario.com.br}}

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| language = Portuguese

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| author = Otário Anonymous

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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2012|8|29}}{{cite web|url=https://registro.br/cgi-bin/whois/?qr=canaldootario.com.br&#/lresp|title=Website whois |language=Portuguese |publisher=Registro.br. Published Aug 6, 2012.|accessdate=Aug 17, 2014}}

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Canal do Otário (lit. Sucker's Channel) is a Brazilian YouTube channel and website,{{cite web|url=http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/jornal-nacional/v/precos-absurdos-assustam-moradores-e-visitantes-do-rio/3117729/|title=Canal do Otário's website is reference at Jornal Nacional from Rede Globo, related to abusive food prices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|language=Portuguese|publisher=Jornal Nacional. Published Jan 31, 2014.|accessdate=Feb 8, 2014|archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822081324/http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/jornal-nacional/v/precos-absurdos-assustam-moradores-e-visitantes-do-rio/3117729/|url-status=dead}} created on February 3, 2012,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/OtarioAnonymous/about |title=Canal do Otário (About) on Youtube |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=Feb 4, 2014}} by an anonymous user,{{cite web|url=http://tecnologia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2014/02/07/canal-do-otario-pagina-no-youtube-faz-criticas-a-empresas-e-ao-governo.htm |title=Canal do Otário warns customers on Youtube about misleading advertisements |language=Portuguese |publisher=UOL Tecnologia. Published Feb 7, 2014. |accessdate=Feb 8, 2014}} whose host is a popular internet figure{{cite magazine|url=http://colunas.revistaepoca.globo.com/bombounaweb/2012/09/01/os-melhores-videos-da-semana-reunidos-em-um-so/ |title=Otário is becoming popular by making protests on internet against misleading advertisement |language=Portuguese |magazine=Época |number=746 |date=Sep 1, 2012 |accessdate=Feb 3, 2014}} in Brazil, going by the name of "Otário Anonymous”.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324807704579087550683336712 |title=Brazilians on Social Media at Fore of Free-Speech Battle |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=8 October 2013 |publisher=The Wall Street Journal. Published Oct 9, 2013. |accessdate=Feb 8, 2014 |last1=Chao |first1=Loretta }}

Otário investigates false advertising and rants about it on YouTube with a paper bag over his head.{{cite web|url=http://www.tecmundo.com.br/consumidor/29079-canal-do-otario-mostra-precos-absurdos-dos-produtos-no-brasil-video-.htm |title=Canal do Otário shows abusive prices of Brazilian products |date=28 August 2012 |language=Portuguese |publisher=TecMundo. Ago 28, 2012. |accessdate=Feb 4, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://noticias.r7.com/jornal-da-record-news/videos/?idmedia=52ddc8e00cf2d7e6b70511aa |title=Canal do Otário is reference at Record News with the host Herodoto Barbeiro |language=Portuguese |publisher=Record News. Published Jan 20, 2014. |accessdate=Feb 8, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.alacaurp.org/pdf/Revista_VII-VII_Congreso_Internacional_ALACAURP.pdf#page=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221230756/http://www.alacaurp.org/pdf/Revista_VII-VII_Congreso_Internacional_ALACAURP.pdf#page=31 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |title=Communication and Organizations. _ 21, p. 31. |author=Siqueira, D. C. O.(2013) |language=Spanish |publisher=Revista Científica de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Carreras Univercitarias de Relaciones Públicas (ALACAURP). Oct. (2013). |accessdate=Feb 14, 2014 }}

Anonymity

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Otário said he cherishes his anonymity to protect his ability to speak freely and to allow viewers of all demographics to relate to him. In addition to the paper bag on his head, he wears a suit and white gloves to cover his race and age. His speech is distorted into a high-pitch, Mickey Mouse-like voice.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304066404579126032029314094 |title=Social media users debating freedom of expression in Brazil |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=10 October 2013 |language=Portuguese |publisher=The Wall Street Journal (Brazil). Published Oct 10, 2013.|accessdate=Feb 4, 2014}}

During an interview with The Noite, hosted by Danilo Gentili on SBT, Otário said that his anonymity also helps him to stay safe from any threat to his security.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304066404579126032029314094 |title=Interview with Canal do Otário at The Noite late-night talk show |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=10 October 2013 |language=Portuguese |publisher=SBT (Brazil). Published Jul 30, 2014.|accessdate=Oct 26, 2014}}

Controversies

=Bradesco=

In one popular video,{{cite web |url=http://www.canaldootario.com.br/videos/canal-do-otario-hiperfundo-bradesco/ |title=Bradesco Mutual Fund (Canal do Otário's Video) |language=Portuguese |publisher=Canal do Otário |accessdate=Feb 3, 2014 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913121720/http://www.canaldootario.com.br/videos/canal-do-otario-hiperfundo-bradesco/ |url-status=dead }} he warns Brazilian consumers about what he says are hidden fees when they invest in a Bradesco S/A mutual fund. "This is what they're doing", he says in the video, imitating an armed robber, firing a warning shot with his fingers and shoving a wad of cash into his pocket. Bradesco said the video was offensive and won a case against Google Inc. on 2012 to remove it from its YouTube platform.{{cite web |url=http://www.dp6.com.br/10-mantras-de-social-media-marketing/ |title=10 Mantras of Social Media Marketing |author=Andrade, A. P. (2012). |language=Portuguese |publisher=DP6. Published Nov 28, 2012. |accessdate=Feb 14, 2014 |archive-date=September 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926123747/http://www.dp6.com.br/10-mantras-de-social-media-marketing/ |url-status=dead }} Google has not yet removed the video and has appealed the case to a federal court in São Paulo.

=Correios=

The video{{cite web |url=http://www.canaldootario.com.br/videos/correios-2/ |title=Correios or Curreios (Canal do Otário's Video) |language=Portuguese |work=Canal do Otário |accessdate=Jul 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930214852/http://www.canaldootario.com.br/videos/correios-2 |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }} with criticisms about Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation (also known as Correios) was banned in Brazilian YouTube through a court order (though it still remains available on YouTube in other countries). The video compares rates in Brazil with other countries and criticizes the state monopoly in the postage sector. By Correios' request, the Brazilian court ordered Google Inc to delete some parts of the video that shows the company's logo, which claimed "improper use of trademark". The decision was taken in November 2013,{{cite web|url=http://web.trf3.jus.br/diario/Consulta/VisualizarDocumentosProcesso?numerosProcesso=201303000264275&data=2013-11-25 |title=Court Order | language=Portuguese |website=web.trf3.jus.br |publisher=Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região. Published Nov 25, 2013.|accessdate=Jul 11, 2014}} however, it was only effectively fulfilled in June 2014, coincidentally after the start of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet. The state-owned company said it will also request the removal of the video on Vimeo, as was done in Google.{{cite web|url=http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/negocios,video-com-criticas-aos-correios-e-retirado-do-youtube-pela-justica,1521645 |title=Video with criticisms about Correios was banned on YouTube by court order | language=Portuguese | website=Estadao. Published Jul 1, 2014.|accessdate=Jul 11, 2014}}

Awards

2012 - Info Exame Magazine - Brazil, Editora Abril - "Perfil Geek of the Year"{{cite web |url=http://info.abril.com.br/premioinfo/2012/vencedores.shtml |title=Info 2012 Award Winners: Perfil Geek of the Year |language=Portuguese |website=Editora Abril |accessdate=Feb 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402200520/http://info.abril.com.br/premioinfo/2012/vencedores.shtml |archivedate=2014-04-02 }}
2013 - YouTube, The Silver Play Button{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/rewards-recipients.html |title=Congratulations on surpassing 100,000 subscribers! |website=YouTube. Published Sep 9, 2013. |accessdate=Feb 8, 2014}}
2013 - Shorty Awards, Vox Populi Winner in Activism{{cite web|url=http://blog.shortyawards.com/post/44093266883/announcing-the-5th-annual-shorty-awards-vox-populi-and |title=Canal do Otário is the Vox Populi Winner at 5th Annual Shorty Awards |publisher=Shorty Awards |accessdate=Feb 4, 2014}}
2014 - Shorty Awards, Finalist in Activism{{cite web|url=http://blog.shortyawards.com/post/77708839439/announcing-the-6th-annual-shorty-awards-finalists |title=Announcing the 6th Annual Shorty Awards finalists! |publisher=Shorty Awards. Published Feb 24, 2014. |accessdate=Feb 24, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shorty-awards-2014-nominees-682714 |title=Justin Bieber, Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon Among Shorty Awards Finalists (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter. Published Feb 24, 2014. |date=24 February 2014 |accessdate=Feb 25, 2014}}
2015 - Shorty Awards, Finalist in Activist{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shorty-awards-2015-nominees-include-778517 |title=Shorty Awards 2015: Nominees Include Shonda Rhimes, Chris Pratt, Laverne Cox (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter. Published Mar 2, 2015. |date=2 March 2015 |accessdate=Mar 19, 2015}}
2015 - Webby Award, Honoree for Online Film & Video / Public Service & Activism{{cite web|url=http://pv.webbyawards.com/2015/online-film-video/video-channels-and-networks/public-service-activism-channel/honorees |title=19th Annual Webby Awards: Honorees for Online Film & Video / Public Service & Activism |publisher=Webby Award. Published Apr 7, 2015. |accessdate=Apr 14, 2015}}