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Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?

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Re: Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?

#61
Is it "controversial" and "offensive" to some people? Then yes.

This is why I was so taken back when the left demanded censorship for "offensive" and "hateful" content. Don't the LGBT, atheists, etc understand that much of the country and even more of the world view them as hateful and offensive?

The greatest boon for the LGBT, atheist, etc movements was free speech. Free speech is want advanced their cause. Why attack it?

Re: Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?

#63

With all due respect for those who create these videos, is it not up to google to determine what they do and don't monetize? At the end of the day, it is their platform, and they will do whatever makes the most business sense. YouTube is not a government service, it is a private company, and as such it holds to right to make whatever decision it needs to make in order to maximize its business potential.

It is up to Google to do that. And it's up to the people to complain, strike and whatnot about it and to leave the platform, if the problem becomes unbearable. This is a perfectly normal dynamic that exists any time anyone is being paid money to do a job.

Re: Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?

#66
post #62

More importantly some countries are reverting back to demonizing LGBTQ people and behavior. Go after them first before we return to the Dark Ages.

Pure whataboutery. The fact that a significantly worse harm happens in other countries doesn't mean this isn't something people are allowed to discuss.

Re: Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?

#67

Sexuality is an adult topic. so there's that.

Seeing two straight people getting married or discussing their romantic relationship isn't an adult topic, but seeing two gay people doing the same is treated as one.

Nobody is talking about adult or mature-rated LGBT content, they are talking about the disparity in treatment between non-adult content containing LGBT themes vs. non-adult content that doesn't contain LGBT themes.

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