YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza
stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : 2. YouTube makes exceptions for popular creators like Crowder, even when moderators flag clear rule-breaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : 4. Demonetization doesn't work on YouTube. It never has. People like Crowder make money through merch sales and direct donations, not AdSense. As long as YouTube gives them a free platform to find new customers, they'll keep breaking the rules. Demonetization doesn't work. Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : Looking forward to lots of YouTube chinstroking on what crosses the line of “maliciously insult” and what is just “insult”. https://twitter.com/... Susan Wojcicki / @susanwojcicki : .@YouTube, we take it very seriously when creators share stories about harassment. Today we announced an update to our harassment policy that will help make YouTube a better place for everyone. Read more here: https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ... Hern / @alexhern : YouTube has rewritten its harassment policy to finally address the Stephen Crowder Problem: what happens when you spend years never quite crossing the line, and make someone's life hell in the process? https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ... Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp : Well they took their time on this one, but... https://twitter.com/... David Mack / @davidmackau : massive (and shockingly belated) win here for my talented friend @gaywonk https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : YouTube claims it will now ban content that maliciously insults people based on race, sex, etc. https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : YouTube's changes to its anti-harassment policy ban video creators from insulting one another on basis of race, gender expression, or sexual orientation — even if person they are insulting is a popular creator, celeb, politician, or other public figure https://www.theverge.com/... See also Mediagazer