What is #VoxAdpocalypse? YouTube\u2019s latest controversy explained Steven Crowder – YouTube \/ YouTubeFollowing the controversial move of YouTube saying Steven Crowder\u2019s attacks against Vox Media journalist Carlos Maza didn\u2019t violate Terms of Service, #VoxAdpocalypse began trending as many creators reported that their channels were being demonetized. Making your living from YouTube can be pretty tough to do considering how volatile the platform is, and things appear to be getting even harder now following the latest string of controversy. Maza flagged YouTube to Crowder\u2019s channel with a video showcasing all of the times he said racist and homophobic insults directed at him. YouTube went through his channel and deemed that while the videos were inflammatory, they didn\u2019t break TOS and were able to remain on the platform. I have spent two years getting targeted by racist and homophobic abuse from one of @YouTube’s star creators. Today, YouTube decided that none of this violated their terms of service: pic.twitter.com\/UReCcQ2Elj \u2014 Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019 The decision sparked outrage from Maza and members of the LGBTQ+ community as they felt YouTube didn\u2019t actually care about them, despite YouTube openly celebrating Pride Month. \u201cI don\u2019t know what else LGBT people are supposed to do,\u201d Maza quote-tweeted in a reply to YouTube\u2019s decision. \u201cI compiled the clips for them. I sent them everything. Publicly begged them to pay attention. It\u2019s never enough. Because YouTube does not give a fuck about protecting marginalized people. It never has.\u201d I don\u2019t know what else LGBT people are supposed to do. I compiled the clips for them. I sent them everything. Publicly begged them to pay attention. It\u2019s never enough. Because @YouTube does not give a fuck about protecting marginalized people, and it never has. \u2014 Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019 Who is Steven Crowder? All of this stems from Crowder\u2019s prolonged attack on Maza, and it looks like it could have some serious repercussions for YouTubers all across the platform. Crowder is a YouTuber with more than 3.8 million subscribers, and he calls himself \u2018the number one conservative late night comedy show\u2019, according to his About section on YouTube. He maintains that if his channel were to be taken down, you\u2019d have to remove other late-night hosts from YouTube such as Stephen Colbert, a host well-known for his criticisms of President Donald Trump. .@TeamYouTube made the right decision. If they banned us, they’d have to ban.. pic.twitter.com\/hyNK3PhhHU \u2014 Steven Crowder (@scrowder) June 5, 2019 While his channel was able to remain on the platform, it was demonetized \u2013 but the door is open to get that monetization back. He says YouTube sent him an email saying the following things violated the monetization guidelines: use of his \u201cSocialism is for f*gs\u201d t-shirt, his 2017 video titled \u201c#204 TRANS TROOP BAN, OH NO!!\u201d, and his 2015 video titled \u201cMuslim Rape in UK Exposed by Toni Bugle.\u201d This was revealed by him in his live show held on June 5. Crowder also said he spoke with YouTube, and deduced another adpocalypse was upon us. This means he believes advertisers will be pulling their ads from YouTube, making it difficult for creators to bring in any revenue. \u201cJust spoke with YouTube,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cConfirmed, the second Adpocalpyse IS here and they\u2019re coming for you. More details to follow. Stay tuned. Just spoke with YouTube. Confirmed, the second Adpocalypse IS here and they\u2019re coming for you. More details to follow. Stay tuned. \u2014 Steven Crowder (@scrowder) June 5, 2019 Drama Alert host Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2018 Keem says channels have already become demonetized as a result of this situation. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro called YouTube a \u2018joke\u2019 over what has transpired so far. \u201cIf YouTube is now going to police insulting speech \u2014 not violent speech, not incitement, not actual fake news \u2014 because a virulently censorious, radical activist masquerading as a journalist complains about being insulted, they\u2019re a joke.\u201d If @YouTube is now going to police insulting speech \u2014 not violent speech, not incitement, not actual fake news \u2014 because a virulently censorious, radical activist masquerading as a journalist complains about being insulted, they’re a joke. \u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 5, 2019 This will definitely be something to keep an eye on and see how YouTube responds moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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