YouTube won't take action on videos that target a reporter's race and sexuality

A week ago, Vox reporter Carlos Maza decided he'd had enough after years of abuse.

On Twitter, Maza called out YouTube for failing to enforce its anti-harassment policies against right-wing commentator Steven Crowder, who has repeatedly made reference to Maza's sexual orientation and race in his videos.

"I've been called an anchor baby, a lispy queer, a Mexican, etc," Maza said in a tweet. "These videos get millions of views on YouTube. Every time one gets posted, I wake up to a wall of homophobic/racist abuse on Instagram and Twitter."

Since I started working at Vox, Steven Crowder has been making video after video "debunking" Strikethrough. Every single video has included repeated, overt attacks on my sexual orientation and ethnicity. Here's a sample: pic.twitter.com/UReCcQ2Elj

— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) May 31, 2019 Read more...

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