Journalist’s account demonetized after YouTube targets hateful content

Published June 6, 2019 1:08pm ET



There is now collateral damage in the online battle between conservative comedian Steven Crowder, Vox video commentator Carlos Maza, and YouTube’s solution to address the issues raised.

Ford Fischer is the editor-in-chief for News2Share, an independent video journalism operation that documents protests across the country. Prior to Wednesday, their YouTube was monetized, meaning they could get ad revenue from videos posted to the channel.

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