Popular beauty YouTuber with more than 25 million registrants stopped monetizing due to 'sending sexual message to minors' problem

Some YouTubers who post videos on YouTube and gain popularity are now treated like entertainers who are active in TV and dramas. In recent years, the number of accusations from the general public against such YouTuber has increased, and monetization on YouTube has stopped because James Charles , an American beauty YouTuber, 'sent a sexual message to minors'. It was reported that it was done.

YouTube halts ads on James Charles videos over messages with minors --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/19/22392588/youtube-james-charles-demonetization-sexting-minors

Morphe parts ways with James Charles amid sexual misconduct allegations
https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/youtubers/james-charles-dropped-morphe-statement/

At the time of writing, 21-year-old Charles started posting a video teaching how to make up in 2015, when he was an amateur make-up artist. In 2016, the video received a lot of attention online, and at just 17 years old, it became a public relations model for the cosmetics brand 'CoverGirl ' and became a hot topic as the first male model in the history of the brand.

Charles has a strong online influence as a 'male make-up artist', with YouTube channel subscribers surpassing 10 million in early 2019 and more than 25 million at the time of writing. I am. However, in the past, there have been some uproars and the number of registrants has decreased, and in 2017, I posted 'I can't believe I'm going to Africa now, what if I have Ebola?' On fire.

Also, in 2019, it was accused that 'Gay Charles is sexually harassing a straight man', and it became a riot that Mr. Charles posted a counter-argument video of more than 40 minutes. Charles has professed to be gay and has often posted on Twitter alluding to being swayed by men, but in the turmoil Charles has taken the lead and the original accusation video has been removed. I will.

However, in February 2021, a 16-year-old boy accused Mr. Charles of sending nude photos on Snapchat and demanding that he exchange sexual messages, and another boy continued after that. Claimed to have suffered similar damage. Charles argued that 'the other person was pretending to be his age,' but it was reported that he would drop out of season 2 of YouTube's original reality show 'Instant Influencer.' A YouTube spokeswoman said in connection with Charles' dismissal, 'Thanks to James for his wonderful first season,' and questioned 'Maybe Charles was'dismissed'from YouTube.' Did not answer.

James Charles Will Not Host YouTube'Instant Influencer' Season 2 --Variety
https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/james-charles-not-hosting-youtube-instant-influencer-season-2-1234937416/

And on April 1, Charles posted a 14-minute apology video on YouTube, admitting that he had sent a sexual message to minors. 'As an adult, it's my job and responsibility to see who I'm talking to,' Charles claimed, although he claimed that the two boys were pretending to be over 18 years old. I'm the only one who should be blamed. '

holding myself accountable --YouTube


YouTube decided that the series of turmoil 'Mr. Charles violated YouTube's'Creator's Responsibility'policy ' and stopped advertising on Mr. Charles' channel. The 'Creator Responsibility' policy is intended to crack down on creators' actions that lead to widespread negative attention, even if they do not explicitly violate YouTube rules. YouTube hasn't revealed how long the ad cessation on Charles' channel will last.