YouTube Bans Steven Crowder From Platform For Rest Of The Year
Conservative host and comedian Steven Crowder was told this week by Big Tech platform YouTube that his channel will be banned for the rest of the year.
Aside from a very general indication that he somehow violated a “hate speech” clause, Crowder and his team were not told specifically what triggered the ban.
Here’s YouTube’s very general policy on “hate speech”:
Hate speech is not allowed on YouTube. We remove content promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on any of the following attributes:
AgeCasteDisabilityEthnicityGender Identity and ExpressionNationalityRaceImmigration StatusReligionSex/GenderSexual OrientationVictims of a major violent event and their kinVeteran Status
Announcing their ban this week, Crowder’s team criticized YouTube for not informing them of when the “catchall” “hate speech” policy was supposedly violated, mocking that they can’t read the CEO’s mind.
“Somebody gets offended: ‘hate speech,’” the team mocked, adding, “How about, if you’re tying to improve the environment, you help us understand where we went wrong.”
WATCH:
We’re striked and off of YouTube but you can still watch the full show live on @rumblevideo (https://t.co/oHU5todRqF) and on #MugClub pic.twitter.com/qEObZGL82s
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) December 15, 2021
As highlighted by The Daily Wire in May, Crowder was hit with a second “hard strike” from the platform, resulting in a temporary ban. Similarly, the team did not get clarification or transparency from YouTube on what triggered the ban, aside from being told he violated the site’s harassment, threats, and cyberbullying policy.
Here’s that YouTube policy:
YouTube Creators share their opinions on a wide range of different topics. However, there’s a line between passionate debate and malicious harassment. Content containing targeted harassment including, but not limited to, stalking, threats, bullying, and intimidation is not allowed on YouTube.
When YouTube was asked by Crowder’s legal team what specifically violated their policy from the video, the company responded:
In particular, this video violated the aspect of the policy that prohibits “content reveling in or mocking the death or serious injury of an identifiable individual.” Accordingly, the video has been removed and a strike has been applied to the Steven Crowder channel. This constitutes the second active strike on the Steven Crowder channel and, as a result, uploads are now suspended for two weeks.
In reaction to the censorship, Crowder announced on May 17 that he’s suing YouTube over its content moderation practices and policies, which he argued are misapplied to silence conservatives. The Daily Wire reported:
Crowder and his attorney, Bill Richmond, said that since the start of the year, YouTube has again demonetized “Lowder With Crowder” videos and issued two hard strikes against the account, both of which resulted in temporary suspensions.
“As of last Thursday, May 14, my lawyer Bill Richmond and I have filed a notice of a lawsuit against YouTube and are seeking an injunction to prevent them, to stop them from currently deplatforming us,” he told viewers. “We’ve officially sent a notice of a lawsuit. Very different level – this is the big one, boys and girls.”
“This really isn’t just about us. We can find ways that we can broadcast to you,” Crowder emphasized. “But this is the world’s most powerful company – arguably, when you look at YouTube, Google, Alphabet – and they make sure that they ghost you where people cannot find, not us, but the point of view.”
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