On Twitter, he wrote, “I don’t know what to say. In response, Maza said he was stunned by YouTube’s verdict. Instead, the company chose to reply to Maza on Twitter. Notably, YouTube did not say who on its teams conducted this “in-depth review,” how many people were on those teams, what content they reviewed, how they applied YouTube’s policies and rules to evaluating that content, and if this decision was made unanimously by those teams or approved up a chain of command. YouTube made sure to clarify in one final follow-up tweet that “even if a video remains on our site, it doesn’t mean we endorse/support that viewpoint.” The company says it’s “still evaluating” Crowder’s channel for other violations, although it’s not clear what aspect of the investigation is still pending. Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site.- TeamYouTube June 4, 2019 (3/4) As an open platform, it’s crucial for us to allow everyone–from creators to journalists to late-night TV hosts–to express their opinions w/in the scope of our policies.
