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• YouTube Reinstates Monetization For Steven Crowder 14 Months After Racist, Homophobic Harassment Of Carlos Maza
• YouTube Critic Carlos Maza Departs Vox Video Team To Launch Solo Channel

  Carlos Maza has not been shy about his disdain for YouTube in the wake of a firestorm last June in which the platform, in his eyes, botched its handling of homophobic and racist harassment toward Maza at the hands of right-wing commentator Steven Crowder.

  
• San Francisco Pride Members Have Voted To Ban YouTube From This Year’s Parade

  The LGBTQ+ community’s ongoing conflicts with YouTube have reached another head.Members of San Francisco Pride (SF Pride) -- the organization behind one of the nation's biggest annual Pride parades -- have voted to ban YouTube and parent company Google from participating in this year’s event, which is slated for the final weekend in June.

  
• YouTube’s Revamped Harassment Policy Will Remove Videos With Insults Based On Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation

  YouTube has finally unveiled the long-awaited revamp of its harassment policy -- a process that the company undertook in earnest after an explosive controversy in June, whereby conservative commentator Steven Crowder engaged in regular homophobic and racist harassment of Vox journalist Carlos Maza.

  
• Google CEO Apologizes To LGBTQ+ Staffers After YouTube Firestorm: “You Are A Source Of Pride For Us”
• Susan Wojcicki Apologizes For Hurting LGBTQ Community, But Defends Decision To Let Steven Crowder Videos Stand
• Activists Lobby For Google’s Removal From San Francisco Pride Festivities At Board Meeting