Over 50,000 sign petition to remove PewDiePie, \u201cWhite Supremacist content\u201d from YouTube PewDiePie YouTubeA new petition targeting YouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg wants the content creator removed entirely from Google\u2019s video hosting platform, and it appears to be gaining some traction. In the past, controversies tied to extremist leanings have been linked to the Swede, and it looks like a growing movement is shaping to \u201cremove PewDiePie from YouTube permanently.\u201d Petition organizer Maria Ruiz has collected over 50,000 digital signatures at the time of writing, in response to the March 15 tragedy that occurred when a gunman opened fire in a New Zealand mosque. Update: The petition has now surpassed 76,000 signatures, as of April 7. Ruiz says that the mosque shooting was the signal \u201cto take action as a community and remove white supremacist content from [their] platforms.\u201d While the organizer is targeting all content that holds racist or white supremacist inclinations, Ruiz points to PewDiePie as the biggest and most direct threat. \u201cOne of the largest platforms for white supremacist content is PewDiePie\u2019s YouTube channel,\u201d Ruiz wrote in the Change.org petition. \u201cPewDiePie has on many occasions proven once and again to promote and affiliate himself with white supremacist and Nazi ideologies\u2026 The New Zealand mosque shooter even mentioned PewDiePie by name and asked people to subscribe.\u201d Following the news of the Christchurch attack, and the fact that one of the gunmen had used the phrase \u201csubscribe to PewDiePie\u201d beforehand, Kjellberg released a clear statement denouncing such actions. \u201cJust heard news of the devastating reports from New Zealand Christchurch,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person. My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, families and everyone affected by this tragedy.\u201d Just heard news of the devastating reports from New Zealand Christchurch. I feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person. My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, families and everyone affected by this tragedy.\u2014 \u01bf\u0aef\u03c9\u10eb\u027f\u0aef\u01bf\u027f\u0aef (@pewdiepie) March 15, 2019 The change.org petition leader listed a number PewDiePie\u2019s previous controversies, such as using \u201cthe N slur twice in two separate videos,\u201d promoting content creators with \u201cvideos that contain Adolf Hitler speeches and anti-Semitic cartoons\u201d as reasons to ban him from YouTube. Even though PewDiePie has denied any such ties to racist or white supremacists leanings, Ruiz still thinks his actions makes him a \u201cclear and present danger to society.\u201d PewDiePie supporters looking to exonerate the Swede from the many claims against him signed the petition in order to access the site\u2019s comment section. Read more: YouTuber Logan Paul explains \u2018inspirational\u2019 change of direction for his popular Maverick brand – \u201cI\u2019m signing to say that you are wrong,\u201d Robert Consola said while denying Ruiz\u2019s accusations. \u201c\u2026You are watching the WSJ [The Wall Street Journal] compilation of clips taken out of context, and reading biased news articles. PLEASE I\u2019m begging you, Felix is not who you think he is. He has raised MILLIONS for charity\u2026\u201d Aside from removing PewDiePie from the site, the petition is demanding YouTube to create an AI for eliminating content with \u201cextremist\/inflammatory\/non protected speech\u201d and for the company to develop better parental controls to block out entire channels from children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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