YouTube Demonetized SSSniperwolf After Doxxing Accusation

YouTube introduced on X (previously Twitter) that it might demonetize a creator after she posted a photograph of a fellow YouTuber’s home on her Instagram story. SSSniperwolf (Alia Shelesh) is a YouTuber with over 34 million subscribers and 5.6 million Instagram followers, who’s finest identified for making response movies to TikToks. And JacksFilms (Jack Douglass), a fellow YouTuber with over 4 million subscribers, is thought for his comedic skits and parodies. The 2 have been embroiled in a quarrel on-line after the incident occurred final Friday. Douglass had repeatedly known as for YouTube to take motion after Shelesh’s publish, however the firm was sluggish to reply till now.

The 2 YouTubers have been at odds for a while now; they’ve each been creating content material on the platform for over a decade, however extra not too long ago, SSSniperwolf started posting movies the place she’d react to TikToks. Douglass has criticized her content material for months, saying that the movies don’t correctly credit score the creators she is reacting to and claims her content material is unoriginal, which Shelesh denies.

On Oct. 13, Shelesh posted a photograph on her Instagram story with textual content that learn, “Ought to I’m going go to @Jacksfilms? He lives 5 minutes away from my shoot.” She proceeded to add a number of extra posts to her story, one in all which was a photograph of the skin of Douglass’ home and textual content that learn, “Let’s discuss like adults.” Douglass posted a screenshot of the Instagram story to X and accused Shelesh of doxxing him (a slang time period for revealing the place somebody lives), which she denied. He tagged YouTube and known as for her movies to be demonetized.

TIME reached out to YouTube, Douglass, and Shelesh for remark however didn’t obtain a response.

“I do not know how you can Dox,” Shelesh wrote on Instagram.

On Oct. 14, YouTube responded to a publish on X that it was tagged in, that requested, “What’s your coverage on if a YouTuber doxxes one other YouTuber?” The corporate shared a link to its policy on harassment and bullying, saying, “We do not enable dangerous behaviors like risk & doxxing.” A group observe was added to the publish, offering context stating that the platform had not taken motion towards SSSniperwolf.

Douglass uploaded a video to YouTube the identical day, explaining the state of affairs to his followers. “In my 17 years on YouTube, I’ve by no means as soon as had somebody come to my dwelling and vaguely threaten me,” he says within the video. “Sssniperwolf must be deplatformed.”

After not listening to from YouTube, Douglass quote-tweeted YouTube’s post about their harassment coverage on Oct. 17 and mentioned, “@TeamYouTube, the very best time to take away Sssniperwolf out of your platform was Friday evening… The second finest time is now.”

YouTube responded to Douglass’s X publish as we speak and wrote, “Confirming SSSniperWolf has acquired a short lived monetization suspension per Creator Accountability insurance policies.” It continued, “Off-platform actions that put others’ private security in danger hurt our group & the conduct on each side isn’t what we wish on YT. Hoping everybody helps transfer this convo to a greater place.”

Shelesh apologized to each Douglass and her followers in a prolonged publish to X. “I’m sorry to Jacksfilm, YouTube, your complete creator group, and my unimaginable followers for not being a greater instance for applicable battle decision,” the publish reads. “Jacksfilms, whereas we actually don’t see eye to eye and have our variations, I’m sorry for reacting the best way I did after I ought to’ve taken the chance to indicate younger creators how adults and professionals resolve battle by speaking instantly, respectfully, and privately; not for views or content material, however a significant instance of how battle needs to be solved.”

She ends the publish by saying she plans to achieve out to attach and talk with Douglass about how you can transfer ahead, whereas additionally thanking YouTube for “holding [her] accountable,” saying she deserves her demonetization and plans to study from this.