PewDiePie backs YouTube\u2019s updated policy on offensive Super Chats YouTube\u2019s new policy on offensive Super Chats has seen plenty of outrage \u2013 but the most subscribed creator on the platform doesn\u2019t find an issue with the development. YouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg addressed YouTube\u2019s updated Super Chat policy in a \u2018Pew News\u2019 video on November 8, where he discussed the issue in relation to a Wall Street Journal article on the subject. Read More: Popular YouTube host accuses Wall Street Journal of canceling over $26,000 in donation funds – According to PewDiePie, it wouldn\u2019t make sense for YouTube to take their usual 30% cut from offensive Super Chats, claiming that it would tarnish the platform\u2019s image to take money from hateful comments. \u201cIt\u2019s their service,\u201d PewDiePie said of the issue. \u201cIf they get caught taking money from these types of messages, it doesn\u2019t look good for YouTube. In a way, I feel like this is a valid response.\u201d PewDiePie also mused that offensive Super Chats might act as a kind of game, where audiences try to undermine the automated system set in place specifically to prevent hate speech. \u201cSomehow they slip through,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s part of the game with these donations, is, \u2018What kind of message can we put in there that passes the system?\u2019\u201d To surmise YouTube\u2019s new policy on the issue, the platform no longer splits donations from offensive Super Chats with the creator in question; now, YouTube donates the entire amount to a charity of their choosing. This policy became an issue when an article from the Wall Street Journal targeted several controversial livestreams on the site, one of which was the Ralph Retort Killstream. According to the show\u2019s host, Nick Monroe, the WSJ pressured YouTube to cancel over $26,000 in donations, which were set to benefit St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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