{"id":1124977,"date":"2021-12-16T11:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124977"},"modified":"2021-12-16T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:14:21","slug":"youtube-bans-steven-crowder-from-platform-for-rest-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-bans-steven-crowder-from-platform-for-rest-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Bans Steven Crowder From Platform For Rest Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoutube-bans-steven-crowder-from-platform-for-rest-of-the-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservative host and comedian Steven Crowder was told this week by Big Tech platform YouTube that his channel will be banned for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a very general indication that he somehow violated a \u201chate speech\u201d clause, Crowder and his team were not told specifically what triggered the ban.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s YouTube\u2019s very general <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2801939?hl=en\">policy<\/a> on \u201chate speech\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><em>Hate speech is not allowed on YouTube. We remove content promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on any of the following attributes:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Age<\/em><em>Caste<\/em><em>Disability<\/em><em>Ethnicity<\/em><em>Gender Identity and Expression<\/em><em>Nationality<\/em><em>Race<\/em><em>Immigration Status<\/em><em>Religion<\/em><em>Sex\/Gender<\/em><em>Sexual Orientation<\/em><em>Victims of a major violent event and their kin<\/em><em>Veteran Status<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Announcing their ban this week, Crowder\u2019s team criticized YouTube for not informing them of when the \u201ccatchall\u201d \u201chate speech\u201d policy was supposedly violated, mocking that they can\u2019t read the CEO\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody gets offended: \u2018hate speech,&#8217;\u201d the team mocked, adding, &nbsp;\u201cHow about, if you\u2019re tying to improve the environment, you help us understand where we went wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re striked and off of YouTube but you can still watch the full show live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rumblevideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rumblevideo<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHU5todRqF\">https:\/\/t.co\/oHU5todRqF<\/a>) and on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MugClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MugClub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEObZGL82s\">pic.twitter.com\/qEObZGL82s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Crowder (@scrowder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scrowder\/status\/1471146980042674177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youtube-places-ban-on-steven-crowder-over-makhia-bryant-video-crowder-look-what-youtube-does-allow\">The Daily Wire<\/a> in May, Crowder was hit with a second \u201chard strike\u201d from the platform, resulting in a temporary ban. Similarly, the team did not get clarification or transparency from YouTube on what triggered the ban, aside from being told he violated&nbsp;the site\u2019s harassment, threats, and cyberbullying <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802268?hl=en#zippy=%2Cother-types-of-content-that-violate-this-policy\">policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s that YouTube&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.louderwithcrowder.com\/youtube-suspends-lwc-again-applies-second-hard-strike-on-channel\">policy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>YouTube Creators share their opinions on a wide range of different topics. However, there\u2019s a line between passionate debate and malicious harassment. Content containing targeted harassment including, but not limited to, stalking, threats, bullying, and intimidation is not allowed on YouTube.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When YouTube was asked by Crowder\u2019s legal team what specifically violated their policy from the video, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.louderwithcrowder.com\/youtube-suspends-lwc-again-applies-second-hard-strike-on-channel\">responded<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>In particular, this video violated the aspect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802268?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282436#zippy=%2Cother-types-of-content-that-violate-this-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policy<\/a> that prohibits \u201ccontent reveling in or mocking the death or serious injury of an identifiable individual.\u201d Accordingly, the video has been removed and a<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802032?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> strike<\/a> has been applied to the Steven Crowder channel. This constitutes the second active strike on the Steven Crowder channel and, as a result, uploads are now suspended for two weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In reaction to the censorship,&nbsp;Crowder announced on May 17 that he\u2019s suing YouTube over its content moderation practices and policies, which he argued are misapplied to silence conservatives.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-the-big-one-steven-crowder-sues-youtube-for-banning-views-of-half-the-country\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;Crowder and his attorney, Bill Richmond, said that since the start of the year, YouTube has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youtube-re-monetizes-steven-crowder-over-a-year-after-it-banned-ads-on-his-content\">again<\/a> demonetized \u201cLowder With Crowder\u201d videos and issued two hard strikes against the account, both of which resulted in temporary suspensions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of last Thursday, May 14, my lawyer Bill Richmond and I have filed a notice of a lawsuit against YouTube and are seeking an injunction to prevent them, to stop them from currently deplatforming us,\u201d he told viewers. \u201cWe\u2019ve officially sent a notice of a lawsuit. Very different level \u2013 this is the big one, boys and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis really isn\u2019t just about us. We can find ways that we can broadcast to you,\u201d Crowder emphasized. \u201cBut this is the world\u2019s most powerful company \u2013 arguably, when you look at YouTube, Google, Alphabet \u2013 and they make sure that they ghost you where people cannot find, not us, but the point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-terrifying-youtube-suspends-steven-crowder-for-hate-speech-covering-transgender-community-in-an-offensive-manner\">\u2018This Is Terrifying\u2019: YouTube Suspends Steven Crowder For \u2018Hate Speech,\u2019 Covering \u2018Transgender Community In An Offensive&nbsp;Manner\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/steven-crowder-returns-to-youtube-after-ban-launches-on-new-platform\">Steven Crowder Returns To YouTube After Ban, Launches On New&nbsp;Platform<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/blaze-media-founder-glenn-beck-explains-switch-to-daily-wires-morning-wire-slams-msm\">Blaze Media Founder Glenn Beck Explains Switch To Daily Wire\u2019s \u2018Morning Wire,\u2019 Slams&nbsp;MSM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative host and comedian Steven Crowder was told this week by Big Tech platform YouTube that his channel will be banned for the rest of the year.Aside from a very general indication that he somehow violated a \u201chate speech\u201d clause, Crowder and his team were not told specifically what triggered the ban.Here\u2019s YouTube\u2019s very general policy on \u201chate speech\u201d:Hate speech is not allowed on YouTube. We remove content promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on any of the following attributes:AgeCasteDisabilityEthnicityGender Identity and ExpressionNationalityRaceImmigration StatusReligionSex\/GenderSexual OrientationVictims of a major violent event and their kinVeteran StatusAnnouncing their ban this week, Crowder\u2019s team criticized YouTube for not informing them of when the \u201ccatchall\u201d \u201chate speech\u201d policy was supposedly violated, mocking that they can\u2019t read the CEO\u2019s mind.\u201cSomebody gets offended: \u2018hate speech,&#8217;\u201d the team mocked, adding, \u00a0\u201cHow about, if you\u2019re tying to improve the environment, you help us understand where we went wrong.\u201dWATCH:We&#8217;re striked and off of YouTube but you can still watch the full show live on @rumblevideo (https:\/\/t.co\/oHU5todRqF) and on #MugClub pic.twitter.com\/qEObZGL82s\u2014 Steven Crowder (@scrowder) December 15, 2021As highlighted by The Daily Wire in May, Crowder was hit with a second \u201chard strike\u201d from the platform, resulting in a temporary ban. Similarly, the team did not get clarification or transparency from YouTube on what triggered the ban, aside from being told he violated\u00a0the site\u2019s harassment, threats, and cyberbullying policy.Here\u2019s that YouTube\u00a0policy:YouTube Creators share their opinions on a wide range of different topics. However, there\u2019s a line between passionate debate and malicious harassment. Content containing targeted harassment including, but not limited to, stalking, threats, bullying, and intimidation is not allowed on YouTube.When YouTube was asked by Crowder\u2019s legal team what specifically violated their policy from the video, the company responded:In particular, this video violated the aspect of the policy that prohibits \u201ccontent reveling in or mocking the death or serious injury of an identifiable individual.\u201d Accordingly, the video has been removed and a strike has been applied to the Steven Crowder channel. This constitutes the second active strike on the Steven Crowder channel and, as a result, uploads are now suspended for two weeks.In reaction to the censorship,\u00a0Crowder announced on May 17 that he\u2019s suing YouTube over its content moderation practices and policies, which he argued are misapplied to silence conservatives.\u00a0The Daily Wire reported:\u00a0Crowder and his attorney, Bill Richmond, said that since the start of the year, YouTube has again demonetized \u201cLowder With Crowder\u201d videos and issued two hard strikes against the account, both of which resulted in temporary suspensions.\u201cAs of last Thursday, May 14, my lawyer Bill Richmond and I have filed a notice of a lawsuit against YouTube and are seeking an injunction to prevent them, to stop them from currently deplatforming us,\u201d he told viewers. \u201cWe\u2019ve officially sent a notice of a lawsuit. Very different level \u2013 this is the big one, boys and girls.\u201d\u201cThis really isn\u2019t just about us. We can find ways that we can broadcast to you,\u201d Crowder emphasized. \u201cBut this is the world\u2019s most powerful company \u2013 arguably, when you look at YouTube, Google, Alphabet \u2013 and they make sure that they ghost you where people cannot find, not us, but the point of view.\u201dRelated:\u00a0\u2018This Is Terrifying\u2019: YouTube Suspends Steven Crowder For \u2018Hate Speech,\u2019 Covering \u2018Transgender Community In An Offensive\u00a0Manner\u2019Related:\u00a0Steven Crowder Returns To YouTube After Ban, Launches On New\u00a0PlatformRelated:\u00a0Blaze Media Founder Glenn Beck Explains Switch To Daily Wire\u2019s \u2018Morning Wire,\u2019 Slams\u00a0MSMThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1124977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1124977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1124977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1124977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1124977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}