YouTuber Corey "CoreyKenshin" Williams, with over 14 million subscribers, created a video discussing YouTube's potential racism and favoritism after his video was age-restricted while a similar video by Markiplier was not. Corey sent an email to YouTube questioning the inconsistency, and in response, YouTube age-restricted both videos. The incident sparked a debate about YouTube's moderation and potential biases.
The narrator of the video discusses the issue, suggesting that YouTube may play favorites rather than having racist moderators. They cite their own experience with YouTube moderation, where they questioned the CEO about potential sexism in content moderation, and subsequently had several of their videos demonetized.
The narrator also shares a similar story involving YouTuber Charlie "MoistCr1TiKaL" White and Markiplier, where Charlie received a strike for a video that Markiplier also had, but without a strike. YouTube eventually removed the strike after Charlie appealed.
The narrator concludes that YouTube's moderation can be inconsistent and that the platform may have favorites among its creators, which can lead to unfair treatment.
Here are the key facts:
1. CoreyKenshin is a YouTuber with over 14 million subscribers who primarily plays horror games.
2. CoreyKenshin uploaded a video about the game "The Mortuary Assistant" that was age-restricted by YouTube.
3. CoreyKenshin deleted the video and re-uploaded it, but the age restriction was still applied.
4. CoreyKenshin appealed the age restriction, but it was rejected.
5. CoreyKenshin discovered that another YouTuber, Markiplier, had uploaded a similar video that was not age-restricted.
6. CoreyKenshin emailed YouTube, suggesting that racism or favoritism may have played a role in the age restriction.
7. YouTube initially lifted the age restriction on CoreyKenshin's video but later re-applied it after receiving his email.
8. Markiplier's video was also age-restricted after YouTube re-applied the restriction to CoreyKenshin's video.
9. CoreyKenshin's email to YouTube questioned whether the platform's moderators may have internal biases.
10. The creator of the video notes that YouTube's moderation team is notoriously inconsistent.
11. The creator mentions a past incident involving Charlie White Jr. (aka moistcr1tical) and Markiplier, where Charlie White Jr. received a strike for a video that Markiplier did not receive a strike for.
12. In response to the strike, Markiplier tweeted "Where's my strike?" and YouTube eventually removed the strike from Charlie White Jr.'s video.
13. The creator believes that YouTube plays favorites and that some creators are treated more favorably than others.
14. The creator mentions that they signed an exclusive contract with YouTube and may have benefited from favoritism in the past.
15. The creator notes that 13 of their videos were demonetized after they called out YouTube for inconsistent moderation.