Just one day after YouTube said he had not broken any of the platform’s rules. they announced that it will no longer allow a conservative commentator accused of online harassment make money from ads on his videos.

YouTube In a tweet said it has “suspended” conservative personality Steven Crowder’s “monetization,” a penalty that means Crowder will continue to stay on the site but will not be able to collect ad revenue.

According to a Social media analytics website, Social Blade estimates Crowder could have been making between $81,000 to $1,296,000 per year from his channel before the suspension.

The move by YouTube proves that the country’s big tech companies are politically biased as they routinely remove right-wing commentary from their websites. ( YouTube has denied all allegations of political bias).

“Update on our continued review–we have suspended this channel’s monetization,” YouTube said in the tweet. “We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies.”

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 #StayHome (@TeamYouTube) June 5, 2019

In a viral Twitter thread last week, Vox Media journalist Carlos Maza, who identifies as queer and is of Cuban-American heritage – claimed Crowder uses racist and homophobic slurs against him in YouTube videos, including “lispy queer” and the “gay Mexican from Vox.”

YouTube in response to Maza’s thread on Tuesday night said they had reviewed the flagged videos and determined they did not violate YouTube’s policies.

(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 #StayHome (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019

YouTube on Wednesday announced it will no longer allow a conservative commentator accused of online harassment make money from ads on his videos, just one day after the company said he had not broken any of the platform’s rules.

In a tweet, YouTube said it has “suspended” conservative personality Steven Crowder’s “monetization,” a penalty that means Crowder will continue to stay on the site but will not be able to collect ad revenue. ADVERTISEMENT

Social media analytics website Social Blade estimates Crowder could have been making between $81,000 to $1,296,000 per year from his channel before the change.

The move by YouTube also comes as the company faces accusations of conservative censorship from Republican senators and President Trump. Conservative critics have been increasingly vocal about their belief that the country’s largest tech companies routinely remove right-wing commentary from their websites. All of the companies, including YouTube, have denied all allegations of political bias.

“Update on our continued review–we have suspended this channel’s monetization,” YouTube said in the tweet. “We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies.”

YouTube made the decision under its its demonetization policy, which it announced last year. It allows the company to pull back ad revenue from creators who have caused “lasting damage to the community, including viewers, creators and the outside world.”

In a viral Twitter thread last week, Vox Media journalist Carlos Maza – who identifies as queer and is of Cuban-American heritage – compiled a montage of Crowder using a string of racist and homophobic slurs against him in YouTube videos, including “lispy queer” and the “gay Mexican from Vox.” In the clips, Crowder mocked Maza’s sexuality, at one point pantomiming oral sex with a microphone.

Crowder’s fans have repeatedly “doxxed” Maza, the Vox Media journalist wrote in the thread earlier this week, meaning they have posted his personal information online and sent him a deluge of hateful and harassing messages.

YouTube in response to Maza’s thread on Tuesday night said they had reviewed the flagged videos and determined they did not violate YouTube’s policies.

“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,” the company wrote.



YouTube in statements circulated to reporters said they’d found Crowder was “debating.”

Maza after YouTube’s demonetization decision on Wednesday tweeted,

So the fuck what. Basically all political content gets "demonetized."



Crowder's revenue stream isn't from YouTube ads. It's from selling merch and "Socialism Is For Fags" shirts to millions of loyal customers, that @YouTube continues to drive to his channel. For free. https://t.co/ws8mqvRoKU — Carlos Maza 🌹 (@gaywonk) June 5, 2019

YouTube in responses tweeted,

(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 #StayHome (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019

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