YouTube is back to censoring and completely cutting off channels and this time it's affecting vloggers who post about the growing cannabis industry.
YouTube, who formally has been accused of censoring alt-right channels, has updated it's user agreement and how YouTube creators can monetize their content.
This is not the same company that Google purchased in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars. This is the company whose new policies have hurt tens of thousands of content creators and ignited the rage that caused Nasim Aghdam to shoot up YouTube headquarters in April 2018.
Now, Cannabis accounts are disappearing from YouTube without a formal warning. Google has figured out that because marijuana is still labeled as a schedule 1 controlled substance, it isn't able to generate advertising for these videos through its platform. This causes the company to lose out on a significant source of revenue created by the millions of viewers.
YouTube is now deleting content and accounts from very prominent YouTube content creators. Some accounts with countless of followers are disappearing with no foreseen warning. For example, the company Leafly suddenly vanished from the platform.
Just how Nasim Aghdam complained that the company doesn't apply it's regulations straight across the board, it selects certain users while leaving content from others that are considered to be in violation of the terms of contract.
YouTube only emails users a standard copy of the terms of service after they've deleted their content or accounts. The company has yet to release a press release regarding it's latest attempts of censoring and deleting content from users, even if their users have been loyal to the brand for a long period.
Google, the company whose motto once was "Don't be evil," has since deleted that motto as well according to Digital Trends.
References:
High Times
The Portland Mercury
Weed Reader
The New York Times
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