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Youtube may suspend accounts, temporarily or permanently, from their social networking service. Suspensions of high-profile individuals from Youtube are unusual and when they occur often attract attention in the media. In some cases, suspensions or bans may result from efforts by large numbers of Youtube users to deplatform controversial speakers or to suppress speech with which they disagree.

Policy

Users who are permanently suspended from Youtube, based on alleged violations of Youtube's Terms of Service, are not told which of their uploads or comments were the cause; they are told only that their accounts will not be restored, and which of Youtube's rules the company says were violated. In addition to community guideline policy decisions, the Youtube DMCA and spam detection systems are sometimes manipulated or abused by groups of users attempting to force a user's suspension.

List of notable suspensions

Individual/account Description Date Reason for suspension
Wael Abbas Journalist, blogger, and human rights activist September 2007 Videos of police brutality, voting irregularities and anti-government protests in Egypt removed from YouTube.[1]
Logan Paul Internet personality, actor, director and musician February 2018 YouTube suspended all advertising on Paul's channels due to his "pattern of behavior".[2] The suspension was lifted 18 days later.[3]
Government of Pakistan February 2018 YouTube temporarily suspended the official channel of the Government of Pakistan for copyright infringement.[4][5]
Alex Jones Radio show host July 2018 YouTube suspended the channel for 90 days for violating hate speech and graphic content policies.[6]
FamilyOFive July 2018 YouTube removed the channel for violating child endangerment guidelines.[7]
Steven Crowder Commentator, actor, and comedian June 2019 After initially stating that Crowder's videos did not violate their policies, YouTube demonetized Crowder's channels "due to continued egregious actions that have harmed the broader community".[8]

References

  1. ^ Johnston, Cynthia. "YouTube stops account of Egypt anti-torture activist". Reuters. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "YouTube drops ads from Logan Paul channels". BBC News. February 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "YouTube Lifts Logan Paul's Ad Suspension After 18 Days". The Wrap. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "GoP Youtube channel restored after temporary suspension". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Pakistan govt's YouTube channel back online after temporary suspension". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "YouTube Removes InfoWars Videos, Suspends Alex Jones Channel From Live Broadcasts". Deadline. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Family from banned 'FamilyOFive' YouTube channel continues to post videos". WUSA9. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ Elias, Jennifer. "YouTube flip-flops on suspending video blogger accused of harassment". CNBC. No. June 5, 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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