On
January 9, 2018, Youtube released a statement on Twitter discussing
Logan Paul's controversial video. The statement read:
“Many
of you have been frustrated with our lack of communication recently.
You’re right to be. You deserve to know what's going on.
Like
many others, we were upset by the video that was shared last week.
Suicide
is not a joke, nor should it ever be a driving force for views. As
Anna Akana put it perfectly: "That body was a person someone
loved. You do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim
mental health awareness." We expect more of the creators who
build their community on YouTube as we’re sure you do too. The
channel violated our community guidelines, we acted accordingly, and
we are looking at further consequences. It’s taken us a long time
to respond, but we’ve been listening to everything you’ve been
saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire
community, so we’ll have more to share soon on steps we’re taking
to ensure a video like this is never circulated again.”
There
are people who do not think Youtube has “acted accordingly” to
this situation. Many have criticized that statement. A youtuber,
Philip Defranco, posted a video response on Twitter. His response is
this:
“What
are you talking about? What kind of revisionist history bullshit is
that… When you say you ‘acted accordingly,’ did you say that
you had the video trending, top trending, on YouTube, that you acted
accordingly in waiting about a day and several million views of
people watching this dead person in the video in the thumbnail until
Logan Paul decided to remove the video, but you, despite all the
people flagging the video, were like ‘Fuck it.’ Just own the
mistake.”
And
here is the tweet with the video:
I
remember when Pewdiepie, another youtuber, posted a video that seemed
to have anti-semantic imagery. Youtube doled out a number of
consenquences, including canceling his Youtube series. And yet, here
we are, a week after Logan posted that video and Youtube has done
nothing.
What
do I have to say about this? Youtube really messed up here. They
should have done more, but they haven't really done anything. I
really think they could have done more. I think they still can and
should do more. But, of course, this is Youtube. I don't think
they're gonna do much.
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Update:
January 10, 2018
There's
been an update to this story and I thought I would add it here rather
than make a separate post about it. Youtube is finally doing
something, but is it enough? You tell me. Youtube removes Logan's
channel from Google's ad preferred program, he will no longer appear
in the Youtube series, Foursome, and his own youtube series
are being put on hold. The reactions seem to be mixed.
Originally,
I had said Youtube could have done more, and it looks like they did.
I'd say it's better than nothing, but is it enough?
It
still does not change the fact that Youtube seemed to let some things
slide. Why punish Pewdiepie right away and then wait for more than a
week to punish Logan Paul? Like I said before, Youtube messed up.
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I'm
sorry for this long post, but what do you think about all this? Has
Youtube done enough or should Youtube do more? I'd love to hear your
thoughts.
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