So, I have pretty thick skin when it comes to online harassment, but something has been really bothering me.
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Replying to @gaywonk
(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
(3/4) As an open platform, it’s crucial for us to allow everyone–from creators to journalists to late-night TV hosts–to express their opinions w/in the scope of our policies. Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site.
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk
(4/4) Even if a video remains on our site, it doesn’t mean we endorse/support that viewpoint. There are other aspects of the channel that we’re still evaluating– we’ll be in touch with any further updates.
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk
Update on our continued review–we have suspended this channel’s monetization. We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies. More here:https://yt.be/help/xLtT
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @gaywonk
Sad that this kind of action is only used against people with conservative view points. If it worked both ways then people might respect this platform. But you don't.
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#gaywonk originally posted and tell me what of it is his "conservative viewpoints". In fact, tell me when calling people "fags" was a conservative viewpoint. I know conservatives have been homophobic but I didn't know it counted as a viewpoint because it's hateful3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
Don't misunderstand, what he said wasn't conservative. What he said was shitty. But he's a conservative who had action taken against him for saying shitty things. And I'm not saying that's wrong. What's wrong is ONLY taking action against one political side when they step..
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