They claim YouTube unfairly targets LGBTQ videos and hampers their ability to make money.
Complaints from LGBTQ creators against YouTube have been piling up for years. A group of LGBTQ YouTubers have alleged in a federal lawsuit that YouTube and its parent company Google discriminate against LGBTQ creators by unfairly restricting their ability to make money from advertising and purposefully making it more difficult for their videos to reach a wider audience.
Using algorithms that unfairly demonetize videos about LGBT issues because they are flagged as “shocking,” “inappropriate,” “offensive,” and “sexually explicit” and therefore not appropriate for advertisers.Allowing homophobic reaction videos intended to mock and bully specific YouTubers to stay online and make money, while demonetizing videos uploaded by those who have been harassed.
Lindsay Amer, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, claims that YouTube allowed homophobic harassment in the comments section of their videos after neo-Nazi websiteposted about them. Amer’s channel, Queer Kids Stuff, features educational videos about LGBTQ issues for children. When they do see a negative comment, it's usually someone claiming that YouTube’s algorithms hurt everyone, not just LGBTQ creators.
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