: First, Vox reporter Carlos Maza calls out YouTube for hosting right-winger Steven Crowder, saying Crowder has been criticizing him in racial and homophobic terms for years.
YouTube says it won’t punish Crowder. Maza objects—a social-media uproar follows. Then Youtube promises to de-monetize Crowder. Crowder cries “Adpocalypse”—another uproar follows. Follow the updates below. . .to YouTube on Twitter, Maza published a compilation reel from Steven Crowder’s YouTube channel, in which he repeatedly calls Maza such slurs such as “Mr. lispy queer from Vox” and “angry little queer” and “gay Mexican.
In response to the announcement, Maza tweeted that demonetization isn’t enough, as Crowder can still profit from the sales of his merchandise, such as T-shirts that say “There are 2 Genders Only. Change My Mind” and “Socialism Is For F*gs.” “The problem isn’t Crowder and the problem isn’t monetization. The problem is that YouTube allows monsters and bullies to become superstars, break YouTube’s rules, build an army of loyal, radicalized followers, and then make millions selling them merch that sustains their work,” he tweeted.I’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes.
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