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However, there have been several videos posted to the channel since then.

The most recent, posted Nov. 23, was viewed more than 550,000 times in the first 24 hours after it was posted. In it, he wanders through what appears to be Ottawa’s World Exchange Plaza and says near the beginning of the video that his YouTube channel has become so popular that he can afford to quit his job to focus on making more videos.

“It’s exciting, but I feel weird about it because now I’m fully committed of (sic) how I make my money and it’s sort of stressful.”

The decision is an about-face from a video he posted Oct. 28, when he became aware the police were investigating his YouTube channel and promised he would stop making videos.

“I wish this was a joke. I am making this video to tell you I am no longer doing these 24 hour challenges because basically I’m risking my freedom. That’s not something I am prepared to give up,” he said at the time.

In an email Thursday, a YouTube spokeswoman said the company’s videos “must comply with our Community Guidelines and we have strict policies that prohibit misconduct on YouTube. We have stopped monetization on this channel while we conduct a review of the claims against this user.”

Ottawa police Const. Marc Soucy likened the content on the JayStation channel to more clear cut crimes like drug dealing.

“As long as people are doing illegal stuff, we will be investigating them and the potential for being charged is there,” he said.