YouTube's counsel sent an email to Crowder's attorney, William Richmond, informing him of the strike against Crowder's account and explaining that a September 30 video uploaded to Crowder's channel "targets the transgender community in an offensive manner," according to a copy of the email. YouTube has blocked Crowder from posting videos to his main and auxiliary accounts for one week. The email said in part:
We write again on YouTube's behalf regarding your client, Steven Crowder. YouTube has repeatedly instructed Mr. Crowder regarding its hate speech policy and warned him against continuing violations of that policy through content he uploaded to YouTube. YouTube specifically warned Mr. Crowder that videos he uploaded showed a pattern of recklessly targeting the LGBTQ+ community for abuse and insults. It warned that further uploading of content that targets, insults, and/or abuses the LGBTQ+ community would result in additional penalties.Crowder's team is unsure of the exact reason for the strike and has requested time stamps from YouTube on the September 30 video earning the channel another strike. According to Crowder's website: "During the September 30 show, we discussed a news article entitled 'Female inmate now pregnant after California pro-trans policy forces women's prisons to house biological men despite prisoners' pleas, warnings: report,' and there was a short comedy sketch after that. The news article was a report on female prisoners becoming impregnated when they were forced to share cells with biological men."
On September 30, Mr. Crowder uploaded another video that YouTube has determined continues his prior conduct. The video entitled ""Special Guest ALEX JONES on 'Great Reset' & Joe Rogan TRIGGERS Leftists AGAIN!" contains a segment that targets the transgender community in an offensive manner, for example, by indicating that trans people pose a rape threat to women. Consistent with the recklessness provisions of its hate speech policy, YouTube has removed this video from the service and assessed a strike against the Steven Crowder channel. Per YouTube's strikes policy, this results in a one-week upload freeze for the channel. Further violation of YouTube's hate speech policy will result in additional penalties.
YouTube told The Daily Wire in a statement: "We removed content from and issued a strike to the StevenCrowder channel for violating our hate speech policy, through repeated targeting of the LGBTQ+ community. Hate speech is not allowed on YouTube, and in some cases, we remove content or issue other penalties-such as a strike-when a creator repeatedly targets, insults and abuses a protected group based on attributes such as sexual orientation or gender identity and expression across multiple uploads."
Crowder responded on Twitter Wednesday: "A hard strike from YouTube and Wow... this is terrifying. We covered SPECIFIC, documented instances of rape. @YouTube says not allowed. All parents should take note. If you believe in the insane notion of biological sex, you will be silenced."
YouTube's latest strike against Crowder is at least the third of this year. In response to YouTube cracking down on his content, Crowder sued the platform in May. As The Daily Wire reported:
"As 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," Crowder said. "We've officially sent a notice of a lawsuit. Very different level - this is the big one, boys and girls."This article has been updated with comments from a YouTube spokesperson.
Crowder's account was locked, demonetized, and given a strike warning in March for allegedly spreading misinformation about the 2020 election. Crowder denied ever making any false claims on Monday's show and noted that YouTube's justification lacked a specific charge against Crowder.
Crowder said the first and second hard strikes against his channel were similarly vague, leaving the host and his attorney guessing at what could have triggered YouTube's actions. The first strike came over an anniversary video of "15 days to slow the spread." YouTube claimed that Crowder violated its policy against spreading COVID misinformation.
Reader Comments
Unless your serving a purpose (shilling) you don't get a "strike" and then come back, you get completely erased with no explanation at all. I know of many with years of content "poof" gone, so I'm very skeptical of anyone who remains on the platform.
An aside: Because they stick to humor KLR keeps going in their SOTTesque way. [Link] (I love stupid silly humor.) I see they have a few new ones up.
Raccoon Shenanigans. [Link]
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Hahaha.... snicker.... snort.....
I'm here all day...
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Thanks.
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(Don't tell anyone as this is hush hush, but I tend to think of the three of you as quite similar. . . . maybe throw in HV also. * )
*I am scuffing no one.
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You know how you highlighted the 3 names? When I do that it doesn’t always work, any ideas on why?
Thanks in advance buddy
I don't think it relates to the numbers but to the caps and spaces. I tried to attach Parzival (like I just did) but it kept coming back unhighlighted like it will in a second. Me too with the space removed. RowanCocoan Then I did a test with the non cap one parzival and it goes through so we have to do even the caps correctly. These periods have happened to me throughout my life but more in recent years. I love it.
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Thanks brother. I’ll try to remember that
On another subject…
I’m watching a footy* game, and it was just suddenly paused cos a spectator collapsed. Next thing you see is a dude running across with a machine that starts your heart (unable to remember the spelling of the thing) and I’m pretty sure you’re only getting in fully vaxed. I think I’ve just watched a vaccine death interrupt my game I’m sure of it. At least the sheep died watching his team I guess.
*Notice how I didn't bracket the loser's name - and spelled it short and wrong so he'll never read this. (Psst. Don't tell him.)
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(Actually, I somewhere gave false credit to you saying 'I think Parzival taught me the trick, and that silly dweeb took credit for it. I was SO! embarrased. Now really don't tell him! He'll never know! Innocent old me:
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That didn't work - it un-highlights the name after I post the comment / reply - It does do one weird thing though, because the "name" was really long, the comment box expands sideways to accommodate the name. I can't see the Add Comment / Add Reply button, so I have to use the tab key and then press Return
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I'm glad he won. (It sounds like he won but I only listened to 2.5 minutes.). If you wish, please feel free tell him to look at these quick search results on Ogle. Folks probably won't have to go through that Pacer BS. If you do, tell him good luck! If not, no worries.
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And re that double brackets trick, I thought I’d point it out to you seeing as old farts like yourself struggle with tech
I should have charged royalties for every use!
Your welcome ya miserable fit!!
parzival No worries brother. Frustrating days these are - as hell.
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I had a nice experience today. Thought I’d share.
Today I had EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and I was chatting with my therapist. I told her I think I had the rona last week, although I couldn’t be sure as I wasn’t tested (never have, never will) because I refuse to participate in the fraud. To participate is to consent, and I don’t! Anyway she was telling me about her 13 yo daughter being pressured to get a shot, she said no and now she isn’t allowed on any school trips etc. Anyway this nhs registered therapist is awake and she said many of her colleagues were the same. Sadly she is double jabbed, coerced as part of condition of employment. The reason I said I had a nice experience was because she is the 1st medical professional I’ve heard openly state that there’s more to all this than we’re being told.
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Hang tough all!
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Thanks in advance mate.
Thanks buddy