YouTube temporarily demonetizes James Charles’ account ; Here’s why
YouTube temporarily demonetized James Charles’s account. This step was taken after he accepted that he had sent sexually explicit texts to two boys that are minors.
A YouTube spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE that the platform has temporarily withdrawn Charles from the YouTube Partner Program and put their creator responsibility policy into action. The policy states, “If we see that a creator’s on- and/or off-platform behavior harms our users, community, employees or ecosystem, we may take action to protect the community.”
Further stating that the video streaming platform may take action against creators who intend to cause “malicious harm to others” or who cause “real world harm” through the usage of abusive language or violence, cruelty, or fraudulent or deceptive behavior.
Additionally, the policy states, “severe violations that cause widespread harm to the community may have repercussions beyond standard enforcement actions,” including monetization, partner management, and promotional opportunities.
YouTube hasn’t disclosed the time duration as to how long Charles’ lucrative channel would be demonetized. His channel withholds 25.5 million subscribers.
On April 1, Charles took the responsibility for accusations of “grooming” and conversing with underage boys through Snapchat in a YouTube video entitled “holding myself accountable.”
The makeup artist apologized to two underage accusers (who was initially informed that there age is18).
“I trusted the information that was given to me rather than the information I could have and should have gotten myself,” Charles explained. “In both of these situations, doing research into these people’s public social media profiles would’ve revealed their true ages, and therefore these conversations would have never happened in the first place. But I didn’t do the research, and that is what is so embarrassing.”
“To the guys involved in the situation, I want to say I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m sorry that I added you, I’m sorry that I flirted with you, and I’m really sorry that I made you uncomfortable.”
“I didn’t understand how a situation like this could affect the people involved, but now I do, and for that, to the victims, I am so, so sorry. And I promise that something like this will never ever happen again,” Charles culminated.
