The mob is angry once again and conservative commentator Steven Crowder is their latest victim.
On Wednesday, Youtube announced that they were demonetizing Crowder’s page.
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://t.co/VmOce5nbGy
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 5, 2019
Their announcement saying they are taking away the ability for Crowder to make money from his content was a drastic change from just hours earlier.
(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.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
(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:
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
(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.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
(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.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
The move comes after VOX writer Carlos Maza complained to the social media giant, for what he claimed, was Crowder constantly harassing him for his ethnicity and sexual orientation.
If you’re not familiar with Crowder’s work, his show is a combination of satire, comedy and politics where he skewers the left for hypocrisy. VOX often seems to be on the receiving end of his Crowder’s ridicule. Apparently, one writer at the overwhelmingly liberal outlet had had enough and decided it was time to try and silence Crowder. Apparently, Youtube agreed.
Following Youtube’s move, Crowder released a video responding.
A message about YouTube and the #VoxAdpocalypse pic.twitter.com/B5RL5O1bvy
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) June 5, 2019