YouTube closes popular channel run by white supremacist

YouTube has forcibly closed several channels run by white supremacists as 'breaching policies on hate speech.'

YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307303/youtube-bans-molyneux-duke-richard-spencer-conduct-hate-speech

YouTube bans several major white supremacist channels-9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/06/29/youtube-white-supremacist-channels-banned/

Among the channels closed by YouTube were the channels of prominent American and European white supreme white supreme Stephan Molyneux , David Duke , Richard Spencer and others. Above all, the channel run by Mr. Molineux was supported by more than 650,000 users. Mr. Molineu had his account suspended at the mail advertising service Mailchimp in early 2020.

A YouTube spokesman said, 'These channels have repeatedly violated YouTube's policies. All channels that violate or significantly violate YouTube's strict hate speech prohibition policy will be closed.' Talks to the news site The Verge . According to YouTube, more than 25,000 channels were closed due to a violation of the hate speech policy.

YouTube updated its Community Guidelines in June 2019 and started cracking down on hate speech channels.

YouTube once again changes the content guidelines and deletes content & channels by supremeists-GIGAZINE

YouTube has been criticized by many users for several years to remove Mr. Molyneux's channel. Spencer and Molyneux have challenged YouTube's suspension of channels on social media, but 'it's unlikely that any channel will come back,' the news site 9to5Google reports.

I will appeal the suspension; however, this seems to be part of a systemic, coordinated effort.

— Richard ???? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) June 29, 2020

' @TeamYouTube just suspended the largest philosophy conversation the world has ever known. #FreeFreedomain

— Stefan Molyneux, MA (@StefanMolyneux) June 29, 2020