by Tanner Kinney Another day, another problem for massive video-sharing giant YouTube. It seems like every few months, the platform gets itself wrapped up in another controversy. Sometimes it can be controversies created by the platform itself, other times it’ll be controversies connected to YouTube. For the low-level grunts running the social media accounts and dealing with customer service, it has to be frustrating getting so many awful things airdropped in out of nowhere, then being forced to deal with the consequences because upper-management is too busy figuring out new ways to promote up-and-coming stars like Jimmy Fallon or Will Smith. Oh, that’s not-so-hot, is it? Well, unfortunately for YouTube they found themselves in scalding hot water once again. And unlike the last few times, this case can truly set a precedent for the future of the platform.
Crowder v. Maza, featuring vicious indifference
demonetizing LGBT content in the pastThat being said, I'm not mad at Crowder. There will always be monsters in the world. I'm f**king p*ssed at @YouTube, which claims to support its LGBT creators, and has explicit policies against harassment and bullying: https://t.co/K9XJGAP7Xp pic.twitter.com/4GUfTDuOXS
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) May 31, 2019
quoted Crowder’s personal video on Twitter another Tweet from Shaunokay hello yes my issue isn't actually with Youtube TV, apologies. it is with repeated targeted homophobic bullying on your platform as evidenced below. why do you allow this harassment on your platform?https://t.co/npiS3RX88H
— Shaun (@shaun_jen) May 31, 2019
technically something(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
A literal swedish nazi had one of my videos taken down by abusing your horrible system, but you won't punish a channel where a mug salesman commands an audience of millions to harass a gay journalist
Just in awe at how little youtube functions or cares on any level https://t.co/deYWfvQMGt — Hbomb (@Hbomberguy) June 5, 2019
YouTube’s dangerous dilemma
beforevideo essay he did recentlyIf @YouTube is now going to police insulting speech -- not violent speech, not incitement, not actual fake news -- because a virulently censorious, radical activist masquerading as a journalist complains about being insulted, they're a joke.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 5, 2019
The defense of “comedy”
thatNotice how this entire story never labels @scrowder a comedian. Which is, of course, rather important for interpreting his words. https://t.co/pMRtHPhf4v
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 5, 2019
What’s your call, YouTube?
PR department is currently in flamesI really haven't seen anything as depressing as this whole affair in quite a while. As long as harassment and bigotry are profitable, LGBTQ+ creators are just deemed to suffer at the end of it or are forced of the platform. https://t.co/jvXRhM5Ij3
— Dan Arrows ↙️↙️↙️ (@_DanArrows) June 5, 2019
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