YouTube’s biggest superstar is loved by the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer for a reason: they could see through his ‘jokes’“It was just a joke!” How many times acquire you heard that before? A racist comment wasn’t actually racist it was just a joke,duh. The just-a-joke justification is a favourite fallback for those looking to dodge responsibility for actions with unforeseen fallouts. The most recent example of “I’m just joking, guys” is brought to you by PewDiePie, and the world’s biggest YouTube superstar.
On Tuesday,YouTube and Maker Studios, Disney’s digital entertainment company, and confirmed that that they acquire ended their relationship with 27-year-weak Swede Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg over antisemitism in his videos. To be clear: that doesn’t mean that PewDiePie is being taken off YouTube or losing any of his 53 million followers. It means that he will no longer acquire such easy access to the sort of advertising opportunities that netted him $15m in 2016 alone. Related: Disney severs ties with YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com