YouTube has reinstated Steven Crowder into its Partner Program, meaning they& #39;ll once again allow him to monetize his videos. Demonetizing was already insufficient, but this decision proves that YouTube has no real interest in enforcing it& #39;s anti-hate policies. https://twitter.com/tubefilter/status/1293654620238237697">https://twitter.com/tubefilte...
In the past few months, Crowder has:
- published conspiracy theories about COVID
- called BLM a terrorist organization
- made multiple videos about how "TRANSGENDERS ATTACK!"
These are all in violation of YouTube& #39;s policies. Not a single one has been removed.
- published conspiracy theories about COVID
- called BLM a terrorist organization
- made multiple videos about how "TRANSGENDERS ATTACK!"
These are all in violation of YouTube& #39;s policies. Not a single one has been removed.
For reference: YouTube& #39;s anti-hate speech policies clearly and plainly prohibit all of this stuff. The fact that Crowder is being re-monetized, despite repeated rule-breaking, shows how YouTube& #39;s policies were never actually meant to be enforced.
I said it last June, and I& #39;ll say it again: YouTube has a tremendous profit incentive to keep hate speech on the platform. Hate performs well and drives up the company& #39;s numbers. It has never had any interest in enforcing its rules, and uses them solely to distract journalists.