(1/4) Thanks again for taking the time to share all of this information with us. We take allegations of harassment very seriously–we know this is important and impacts a lot of people.
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk
(2/4) Our teams spent the last few days conducting an in-depth review of the videos flagged to us, and while we found language that was clearly hurtful, the videos as posted don’t violate our policies. We’ve included more info below to explain this decision:
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk
Calling someone a “lisping queer” doesn’t violate your policies? Wearing a shirt that reads “Socialism is for fags” doesn’t violate your policies? Who makes these decisions? You need a public editor to provide some transparency into your business.
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It says "socialism is for figs" there's even a picture of a fig to help you along... not their fault you read a different word there.
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Replying to @AdamLacey10 @davitydave and
We both know he was not implying figs.
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Replying to @Awsomfaic @AdamLacey10 and
Along with this, it wouldn't make sense to describe a person as a fig. A fig is not an applicable noun for desribing a type of person. He was using a slur and it is clear.
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Replying to @Awsomfaic @AdamLacey10 and
It's a joke, how hard is it to understand?
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Replying to @Axel_Johnsson @Awsomfaic and
Not a defense. The implication of the joke was homophobic.
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Replying to @mjlwry @Awsomfaic and
So? It's still a joke, doesn't matter if you find it offensive.
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Replying to @Axel_Johnsson @Awsomfaic and
It does matter, actually. Homophobic jokes, as a form of bigotry and hate speech, are against YouTube's TOS and therefore liable to be removed.
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But why does it matter? Define hate speech where is the line drawn it's so fuzzy. Why does anyone care what some guy is posting in a video that you don't need to watch?
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