If YouTube were to enforce it, many commentary channels couldn’t operate.Ĭreators like Ricky Berwick, a comedian and popular personality, also see Crowder’s videos as in-line with stand-up comedy and online commentary. If he “violated any terms of service, it’s intent to humiliate,” Een said, adding that the policy is selectively enforced at best. Their remarks are supposed to be comedic, but unlike on televisions shows with a large staff and network behind them, there’s no one policing the line between a good-natured joke and a personal attack.Įen said that Crowder’s content “walks right up to the line,” but doesn’t violate most of YouTube’s guidelines. “There would be no commentary community if this humiliation policy was enforced.”Ĭrowder is a part of a growing pundit and commentary community on YouTube, where mocking other creators is par for the course. “There would be no commentary community if this humiliation policy was enforced,” says Een, the host of Nerd City and one of YouTube’s most popular commentators.
Other creators, particularly YouTube commentators, don’t view Crowder’s language as harassment or hate speech and say banning it would destroy part of the platform. Dennis, a trans creator who talks about gender and sexuality, tweeted “it still hurts to see actually publicly say, ‘no, we really do actually support homophobic abuse.’” Robbie Couch, who makes news, commentary, and lifestyle videos, called it a “cowardly, greedy, incoherent - and yet completely unsurprising - response” from YouTube, adding “you might as well not even have a harassment policy.” Many creators agreed that the response was disappointing, but not out of character for the company. “They’re fake policies meant to trick advertisers into believing YouTube actually cares about policing what happens on its platform,” Maza said. Maza told The Verge over DM that YouTube’s response confirmed what many YouTube creators previously thought, “that YouTube’s anti-harassment policies are bullshit.” The stance received blowback from people both in and outside of YouTube’s community. YouTube explained to Gizmodo, in comments that it requested not be published in full, that Crowder’s derogatory language was acceptable because it was contained within criticism “focused primarily on debating the opinions.” YouTube also said that “Crowder has not instructed his viewers to harass Maza on YouTube or any other platform,” so he didn’t violate parts of YouTube’s harassment and cyberbullying policy. Hugs to all the queer YouTube employees who are very sad and frustrated today.- Hank ( ) Green June 5, 2019 Ooof.well, let's not have any of the usual "YouTube is so pro-LGBTQ!" celebration until zero people are using your platform to sell "Socialism is for Fags" shirts, ok? Creators like Hank Green, Lindsay Ellis, Riley Jennis, ProZD, and many others called out YouTube for its hypocrisy. YouTube’s cyberbullying and harassment policies state that content “deliberately posted in order to humiliate someone” and making “hurtful and negative personal comments/videos about another person” isn’t allowed. While both groups were waiting to see if YouTube did anything, neither were surprised by the ultimate inaction: YouTube has long faced criticism for very selectively punishing users who seem to cross the line. Others saw Crowder’s behavior as pushing the limits of what YouTube would allow, but still believed it was acceptable. Many denounced YouTube’s lack of action, pointing out that Crowder’s use of homophobic language to humiliate Maza directly violated the company’s own rules. The response from the creator community was instantaneous. After five days of investigation, YouTube decided that conservative pundit Steven Crowder’s use of homophobic language to talk about Vox host Carlos Maza didn’t violate its community guidelines.
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