The Act Man responds to YouTube demonetizing his channel over satirical doxxing tweet The Act Man (YouTube)The Act Man recently appeared on The Philip DeFranco Show, addressing YouTube\u2019s decision to suspend monetization on his channel following a satirical series of tweets. The Quantum TV vs The Act Man saga began on April 10, 2022, when Act Man uploaded a video titled \u201cThe WORST Elden Ring Hot Takes.\u201d In this video, Act Man dissected Quantum TV\u2019s review of the popular RPG Elden Ring in which Q gave the game a 0\/10. Quantum TV then filed a copyright claim and takedown request on the video. This caused The Act Man to launch his own investigation into Quantum TV resulting in a second video titled \u201cCopyright Abuse on YouTube \u2013 Featuring Quantum TV\u201d an expose of sorts with the intention of getting Quantum\u2019s channel removed from YouTube. Fast forward to June 2022, and both creators have released a series of videos regarding the situation. YouTube didn\u2019t punish Quantum TV for abusing its copyright system but has instead taken actions against The Act Man. His recent hour-long video titled \u201cThe Dark Days of YouTube\u201d was removed and his channel has been demonetized indefinitely. Act Man responds to YouTube demonetization On June 8, The Act Man announced that his channel had lost monetization without providing a reason for YouTube\u2019s actions. Various YouTuber\u2019s also reported that mentioning \u201cThe Act Man\u201d in the title of their videos resulted in the videos being demonetized. With content creators and viewers furious with YouTube\u2019s actions, Philip DeFranco used his platform to help clear the air by obtaining a quote from a YouTube rep and presenting it to The Act Man. \u201c[The demonetization] is connected to a tweet of yours, that has since been deleted, where you threatened to doxx and harass the families of YouTube employees,\u201d DeFranco read. The Act Man went on to describe the tweets to DeFranco before reposting them to Twitter. Act Man stated that the tweet in question was part of a satirical series of tweets poking fun at the YouTube guidelines he claims Quantum TV violated. \u201cI pushed the boundaries on the third one. I\u2019ll fully admit that\u201d Act Man stated, \u201cBut I did take the tweet down, and I don\u2019t think that anybody thought that was a legitimate threat.\u201d He went on to discuss how his family was doxxed over a month ago when Quantum TV called The Act Man\u2019s mother. \u201cYouTube took no action against that,\u201d he stated. The Act Man did state that the tweet was irresponsible and was made out of anger for the lack of action on YouTube\u2019s part. He also stated that he believes there are good people that work at YouTube, but claimed this situation makes the site as a whole look bad. \u201cI feel like YouTube has made the wrong decision at every point in this,\u201d Act Man shared with DeFrance, \u201cYouTube has had 1,000 opportunities to do the right thing, and at every turn, they\u2019ve chosen the opposite.\u201d At the end of the story, DeFranco added, \u201cI will say one thing. It does feel like the tweet in question was very obviously a joke and satire.\u201d However, he did touch on an incident at YouTube Headquarters in 2018 where an active shooter wounded three employees, leading to YouTube taking threats against its employees much more seriously. In an interview with Dexerto, The Act Man was asked whether he thought the demonization of his channel was called for since he openly stated the tweets were \u201cpushing the boundaries.\u201d \u201cI would very much say that it was unjust because my [YouTube] partner reached out to me and said \u2018hey, you should delete the tweet\u2019,\u201d Act Man answered, \u201cAnd so I did, and I thought that would be the end of it.\u201d It\u2019s worth noting The Act Man posted the tweet in question on June 6 and deleted it five hours later. His channel was not demonetized until June 8. \u201cIf you add in all the other weird stuff that\u2019s been going on, it feels like something else is happening,\u201d stated Act Man. In May, another YouTuber Ethan Klein made a satirical bomb threat joke against the NRA on his podcast. Despite receiving a community guideline strike, monetization on the podcast channel remains intact. \u201cI don\u2019t think he should be demonetized or have his channel taken down for that,\u201d remarked Act Man, \u201cA strike is probably good enough for now for Ethan because those comments were bad.\u201d He went on to state that in both cases, one \u201cmistake\u201d shouldn\u2019t result in being de-platformed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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