This has been going on for years, and I've tried to flag this shit on several occasions. But YouTube is never going to actually enforce its policies. Because Crowder has 3 million YouTube subscribers, and enforcing their rules would get them accused on anti-conservative bias.
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Which is all to say: I work my fucking ass off to create smart, thorough, engaging content for
@YouTube, a company that claims to give a shit about LGBT creators. And its miserable to have that same company helping facilitate a truly mind melting amount of direct harassment.215 replies 2,219 retweets 31,161 likesShow this thread -
My family sees this shit. I've had to explain to my much younger sister what the fuck a Steven Crowder is, and ask my siblings not to respond. Its exhausting. I wish
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This isn't about "silencing conservatives." I don't give a flying fuck if conservatives on YouTube disagree with me. But by refusing to enforce its anti-harassment policy, YouTube is helping incredibly powerful cyberbullies organize and target people they disagree with.
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Anyway, if you want to help, I guess you can go to this dude's videos and flag them? But
@YouTube isn't going to do anything, because YouTube does not give a fuck about queer creators. It cares about "engagement," and homophobic/racist harassment is VERY "engaging."380 replies 2,100 retweets 24,299 likesShow this thread -
Again, the problem isn't Crowder. There will always be fucking assholes trying to get attention by being bigots. The problem is that
@YouTube is designed to give those assholes a megaphone, push new followers in their directions, and keep them listening. It's a weapon.249 replies 1,464 retweets 21,017 likesShow this thread -
YouTube does not give a fuck about queer creators. YouTube does not give a fuck about marginalized creators. YouTube does not give a fuck about diversity or inclusion. YouTube wants clicks. YouTube wants clicks. YouTube wants clicks.
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Harassment isn't siloed, either. Every time he makes one of these videos, his fans flood the comments on the original Vox video. So a piece I spent 4 weeks working on is drowning in homophobic and abusive comments and downvotes. Other Vox fans see it. It's humiliating.
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I cannot explain how awful it is to see a video where you're called a "lispy queer" pass a MILLION views. THOUSANDS of comments piling on. How the fuck are LGBT people expected to produce interesting content in this environment?
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Anyway can't fucking WAIT to see
@YouTube's Pride month video where they pretend to give a shit about the well-being of LGBT creators in order to *checks notes* help draw more advertisers to the platform to make more money.444 replies 3,654 retweets 34,026 likesShow this thread
And this is why I never let my daughters go near YouTube. It’s a cesspool. This is disgraceful and I’m sorry they don’t stop this targeted abuse. Clean up your act @TeamYouTube
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