It’s my first time really weighing in on this topic since I’ve sat there as a passive observer this whole time. Suzy Lu’s response video was littered with issues. Not going to criticise her or attack her because I don’t see the need for that but let me break it down.

First thing is her explanation with Tipster and how the explantion she gives contradicts the statement she makes when it comes to the power she has over videos being taken down. She says that she was approached by YouTube to discuss what her dealings had been with him and her-

Thoughts on him, she makes the case that YouTube went to her so she could advise on his channel and the nature of his content after they were made aware of harassment claims that took place off platform. I somewhat agree with @TheQuartering on the point that it’s not that-

Believable, firstly that YouTube would take off platform disputes so seriously and the fact that they would like @TheQuartering said ask Suzy for her opinion on it seems far-fetched. Regardless of this, if we take what she said as truth then she’s admitting that she does have-

Pull and the connections necessary to have Tipster and relating Content Creator’s videos flagged and taken down. YouTube choosing you to be a third party advisor on Tipster, his content and him as a creator would undoubtedly bring a synonymous amount of power and pull when it-

Comes to having his videos flagged for Community Guidline violations, if YouTube thinks you’re enough of an expert on his channel and they’ve used you before to deal with his content then they wouldn’t second guess your requests and tip offs that he was violating community-

Guidelines in his content. To conclude this first point, you can’t say that you have no power to have the videos of specific content creators removed when you’ve also stated that YouTube searched you out to act in a third party advisory role on Tipster & related content creators-

The second point which @TheQuartering brings up and it’s something I picked up on as well is her referencing of the @JohnSwanYT video. Again it’s inconceivable that she didn’t watch the whole video when it came across her searches. But let’s again fall under the assumption that-

She is telling the truth and that she didn’t watch the video. The first thing is that if she didn’t watch the video and still flagged it then the flag itself is Ill-advised and shouldn’t have happened in the first place. You shouldn’t be flagging content if you yourself haven’t-

Verified that the content doesn’t violate community guidelines or Copyright infringements. If @JohnSwanYT video didn’t have any flaggable content then you’ve issued a false flag or strike off unvetted information. In the second circumstance and again @TheQuartering referenced-

This, if Suzy didn’t flag the video and her fans did then she should have in that video disavowed her fans doing so. Again, as a content creator if you yourself have not vetted the information then you are allowing fans to issue false strikes, claims and flags for no reason-

The argument that “well the video did have violations in it” is fair but if you yourself have not vetted those violations and their existence, you’re allowing your fan base to cripple and deplatform talented creators like @JohnSwanYT and Tipster under your influence and -

Acceptance. As she stated in her video when it came to Tipster and @JohnSwanYT fanbases, the negative power that she claims they hold as influencers of those communities and her suggestion that they should control and disavow their communities’ actions also falls on her -

Shoulders as well. If you know your fans are behaving this way which in her video she clearly stated she did know her fans were engaging in this behaviour and if you know that you’re not vetting that content which again in her video she claims she didn’t watch @JohnSwanYT video-

So she didn’t vet it then she is engaging in the very behaviour she says she is trying to stop. She is allowing her fan base to harass, deplatform and censor other creators in a way that she herself is not okay with because she doesn’t want other creators doing it to her. -

And I know this thread is getting long guys but I’m coming to my final three points. The first of which is her final statement on how she won’t sit back and if YouTube asks her to consult on more creators and their content then she’s going to be honest and report them here’s why-

She has ultimately painted herself as the person behind any future flags and takedowns. Like Tipster’s situation where she claims that YouTube searched her out so she could consult and advise on Tipster Content, the position comes with considerable pull, power and connection -

When it comes to the fate of his content, it being flagged and striked. Because of her own admission she was trusted enough by YouTube for her opinion to be asked for to begin with. If YouTube trusts her word enough to address Tipster’s behaviour off platform then they would -

Trust her enough when she flags his misbehaviour on the platform without a second guess. How this relates to her statement? It gives the impression that YouTube will undoubtedly be coming to her to consult on a variety of other channels related to Tipster and this situation and-

If we take the lesson from Tipster’s situation then it’s perfectly plausible to think that @TheQuartering @JohnSwanYT @Bowblax and any other creator related to the situation at hand would have their Suzy Lu related content at risk because again as we learned and logically -

Calculated, having enough influence for YouTube to consult for advise on other content creators and the power it holds is synonymous with the power to have the content those same creaters produce taken down.

My second point kind of brings this full circle, it takes it back to-

The reactions and the anime. It’s something all of these creators, Tipster, @Bowblax , @JohnSwanYT , @tommycsftp have brought up and it’s the issue of copyright. I feel like this issue has kind of been lost in the wind because of all of the excess drama and I would admit that-

The channels critical of Suzy have led to this issue being lost in the noise. Despite this, Suzy Lu needs to take this as a wake up call. Regardless of where the criticism comes from, it’s not wrong. By uploading barely transformative reactions to full episodes of anime you are-

Opening yourself up to major legal implications. Regardless of what Steejo says, Anime companies do not take Copyright infringement likely and while Youtube is a platform that currently protects and ignores these violations, it doesn’t mean that you are safe from any legal-

Action. @JohnSwanYT can explain Safe Harbour a lot better than I can but it ultimately deems that the creator is responsible for any Copyright infringements, not the platform, Youtube would be liable for being complicit and directly refusing to uphold the requirements of the -