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
‘Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll stay on our site’ Then why the hell have creators like
@scrowder been demonetised? You’ve said that they haven’t violated any policies but used the excuse of causing ‘hurt’ as a legitimate reason!1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @leeruzzo @TeamYouTube and
YouTube needs to stop demonetizing him because it discourages any future creators from starting a living on their platform because of how spontaneous they are with their decisions. There are so many reasons this platform is declining and the gay hate talk isn't even a big one.
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Replying to @JimmyFantage @leeruzzo and
Or you could just not spew hate speech. That's an option.
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You’re either for free speech, or you’re for hate speech - you can’t have it both ways. And I reiterate that YouTube has clearly stated that he hasn’t violated any policies (including hate speech) so I don’t get your point here.
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