If you’ve been following along on Twitchy you’ll know that there’s been a feud going on between Vox’s Carlos Maza and Steven Crowder, who occasionally makes fun of Maza’s videos on his own YouTube channel. Crowder “apologized” with a video that never mentioned Maza, which only reinforced his quest to get Crowder booted off of YouTube.
So, I have pretty thick skin when it comes to online harassment, but something has been really bothering me.
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) May 31, 2019
Narrator: Carlos Maza does not have pretty thick skin.
YouTube on Tuesday responded that it doesn’t seem to think Maza is being harassed:
(1/4) Thanks again for taking the time to share all of this information with us. We take allegations of harassment very seriously–we know this is important and impacts a lot of people.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
(2/4) Our teams spent the last few days conducting an in-depth review of the videos flagged to us, and while we found language that was clearly hurtful, the videos as posted don’t violate our policies. We’ve included more info below to explain this decision:
— TeamYouTube (@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. Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) June 4, 2019
Maza doesn’t know what to say and spent several tweets saying it.
I don’t know what to say.
@YouTube has decided not to punish Crowder, after he spent two years harassing me for being gay and Latino.I don't know what to say. https://t.co/EFvWCNvPms
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019
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YouTube is dominated by alt-right monsters, after all … and Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist.
To be crystal clear: @YouTube has decided that targeted racist and homophobic harassment does not violate its policies against hate speech or harassment.
That’s an absolutely batshit policy that gives bigots free license.
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019
If you’re an LGBT creator, @YouTube is using you.
They’re trotting you out to convince advertisers that their platform hasn’t become a breeding ground for hate speech and bigotry.
They’re hoping you’ll distract advertisers away from the monsters they’re creating.
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019
And if you’re an LGBT employee working at @YouTube, what the fuck are you doing?
Helping a guy sell “Socialism Is For Fags” t-shirts?
That company isn’t your friend. It’s arming the monsters that we’ve spent our lives trying to get away from. Walk out of there.
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019
I have spent two years getting targeted by racist and homophobic abuse from one of @YouTube's star creators.
Today, YouTube decided that none of this violated their terms of service: pic.twitter.com/UReCcQ2Elj
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 4, 2019
But aside from that, he doesn’t know what to say.
Oh i think you do. At this point you are coming off as pathetic. All you are doing is waaa look at me im important waaa
— 11Chuck (@cosmic_justiced) June 4, 2019
#BREAKING: @teamyoutube has ruled AGAINST @gaywonk and will NOT be deplatforming @Schroeder
He can be read here, going crazy at everything and everyone https://t.co/YNVGRnv9gu
— Pescatore? (@JoshPescatore) June 4, 2019
Good. https://t.co/SDsmB3KNLy
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) June 5, 2019
Your lack of humor and obsession with @scrowder is not justification for censorship Carlos.
Just don't watch his show if you are this ridiculously offended. ?♂️ https://t.co/xmW55UmSKv
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) June 5, 2019
People who rage-tweet at the smallest offense and block anyone that giggles in their general direction are not fit to determine what content should and should not be allowed on social media. ?
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) June 5, 2019
— J.W.Jaeger (@JWJaeger1) June 5, 2019
Boohoo. You are a fraud. Instead of rebutting Crowder you decided to go after Youtube in its entirety. You are not the victim you fraud. https://t.co/BRtoRZe1cY
— Balance (@Balance_In_Life) June 5, 2019
Google under anti-trust investigation suddenly rediscovers its policies and decides not to engage in political viewpoint discrimination of a content creator on its site despite media efforts to blacklist @scrowder https://t.co/fyIvqtRMuN
— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) June 5, 2019
How about not censoring anyone? Let it go and let people speak
— Lazlo (@roblazlo0381) June 5, 2019
If you think “mean words” from a comedian are bad – take a look in the mirror. Calling for assault, humiliation and wow… hypocritical behavior because it fits your ideology. Let’s also look at your call to authoritarianism because Crowders mean words. pic.twitter.com/SpyDr7cNaS
— Jud (@NecroKiLLz) June 4, 2019
Good. Free speech is more important than anyone's feelings. Not to mention you trying to block the voice of differently abled individuals shows what a hypocrite you really are. And in no universe is YouTube siding with free speech anti-LGBTQ. Now grow up and find some resiliency.
— Helblind (@Helblind1) June 5, 2019
Big yikes. Free speech matters man.
— Reflowable (@reflowable) June 5, 2019
I watched some of Crowder’s videos about your work, and I was certainly taken aback by some of his language.
But maybe you should just compete on the market with the rest of us, and let your ideas do the talking?
That would certainly be the most convincing way for you to “win.”
— Colin Moriarty (@notaxation) June 5, 2019
Okie dokie then. pic.twitter.com/B5FMQa6Woz
— Colin Moriarty (@notaxation) June 5, 2019
He has pretty thick skin, you know.
Crazy how they won’t punish him even though he has unapproved opinions and broke no YouTube rules. Will the madness ever end?!?!
— Alexandria Ocasio Cortez fake (@OcasioFor) June 4, 2019
But he didn't tho, all he did was poke fun at your content with constructive criticism while providing factual insight to any information that he noticed you may have gotten wrong or lacking otherwise so unless I missed something this whole tirade you're on is just childish
— Gneizo (@The1TrueGneizo) June 5, 2019
@scrowder didn't actually harass you, though. He used jokes to liven up his critique videos. I can't help but notice that you have nothing to say about his actual critiques and his arguments.
— MagCynic (@MagCynic) June 4, 2019
Carlos, honey, he wasn't "harassing" you for being gay and Mexican. He was mocking you for being fucking stupid on the internet. There's a clear difference. https://t.co/i4FlNbcDbU
— marvelous_lie (@LieMarvelous) June 5, 2019
? YouTube finally stood their ground. GOOD
— Daniel K (@Dkaz006_RS) June 5, 2019
— Alex (@ALEXORE44988728) June 5, 2019
Fascism loses !!!! Congrats @scrowder
— Free Thinker JL (@kcffjl) June 5, 2019
Don't be so dramatic. Take the L and go away. https://t.co/UgauyZJ22Q
— Captain Comrade ? (@CaptainComrade_) June 5, 2019
i literally idolized you 3 years ago, and i loved vox. can you take a joke ? i’m literally at least 10 years younger than you and i feel a bit more mature.
— amanda (@mwisterobwama) June 5, 2019
How is this real https://t.co/ek6gpVb9ay
— evan (@ecdeezy) June 5, 2019
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‘We will FIGHT this war to the end!’ Steven Crowder comes out SWINGING at Vox for trying to ban his YouTube channel (watch) https://t.co/rgNFtANcCx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 31, 2019
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