A court in Romania has rejected a request by influencer Andrew Tate to return assets that were seized during investigations into the case in which he is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Youtube has no morals, no standards. It is a business, and their business is eyes. The more eyes, the more ads, the more revenue. Everything else is nuance.
I have no idea what their standards are, but if I were running the company I would deplatform someone convicted of human trafficking when their videos are basically justification for human trafficking.
My understanding (entirely mediated by the Behind the Bastards episodes about him, so take it with a grain of salt) is that he never posted directly to YT; everything of his up there was and continues to be reuploads from his followers. So, regrettably, even though Romania has thrown him into a hole in the earth, Tate-stans will continue to spread the bad word.
Hey, thanks for that! It makes me feel a bit better about it! I sometimes watch Behind the Bastards and haven’t disproven anything they claim, but I don’t always take the time to fact-check them, either.
I’ve caught a few slips of the tongue and minor errors when Robert touches on things I have particular knowledge of, but not any gross misrepresentations. The warning was more along the lines of “I haven’t gone to primary sources on this” rather than casting aspersions on the podcast.
How is it YT is still playing videos produced by this clown?
Youtube has no morals, no standards. It is a business, and their business is eyes. The more eyes, the more ads, the more revenue. Everything else is nuance.
Also he isn’t convicted yet.
Does YouTube only deplatform people who have been convicted of a crime?
I have no idea what their standards are, but if I were running the company I would deplatform someone convicted of human trafficking when their videos are basically justification for human trafficking.
I’m glad you would, but that wasn’t what I was asking about.
I answer what you’re asking about in the first 4 words
If you have no idea then what does this comment mean?
I’m not exactly looking for snark just some clarification to your comment.
It’s an internet forum, and I’m tossing out plausible reasoning YouTube might have.
I’m still angry that Jordan Peterson gets so much shit thrown up on YT. As a Canadian, I’d just like to say we prefer being associated with Beiber.
Beiber gained some maturity. Those other two, not so much. I feel your pain.
Still a wifebeater tho
Don’t worry. After watching Trailer Park Boys, all Canadians are like this. Prove me wrong! /s
It’s just water under the fridge.
You sure it’s not rocket appliances?
Frig off Ricky!
I will forever associate Canadaland with Celine Dion. That’s not bad.
Out of every “Conservative influencer” Peterson is the least unpalatable.
You mean mr I’m-addicted-to-Benzos-and-to-detox-I-let-russians-put-me-in-a-month-long-coma-resulting-in-brain-damage?
Yeah? I mean, I don’t agree with him on most things, but for all you can criticize him for, why that?
Drug dependence doesn’t make someone inherently a bad person, nor does being Russian.
My understanding (entirely mediated by the Behind the Bastards episodes about him, so take it with a grain of salt) is that he never posted directly to YT; everything of his up there was and continues to be reuploads from his followers. So, regrettably, even though Romania has thrown him into a hole in the earth, Tate-stans will continue to spread the bad word.
Hey, thanks for that! It makes me feel a bit better about it! I sometimes watch Behind the Bastards and haven’t disproven anything they claim, but I don’t always take the time to fact-check them, either.
I’ve caught a few slips of the tongue and minor errors when Robert touches on things I have particular knowledge of, but not any gross misrepresentations. The warning was more along the lines of “I haven’t gone to primary sources on this” rather than casting aspersions on the podcast.
Noted. Thank you.
Right, but YouTube have already proven that they’re perfectly prepared to take off platform activities into account.
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