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YouTube temporarily demonetized popular makeup artist James Charles for violating the platform s Creator Responsibility Policy amid allegations that he was involved with sexting and grooming minors.
Charles is an online beauty and makeup influencer with 25.5 million subscribers on the video-sharing service. In recent months, he has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from more than 15 men and boys.
In a Tuesday statement to the
Washington Examiner, YouTube confirmed Charles violated a company policy but did not detail how long he would be unable to collect advertisement revenue from his videos. We can confirm that we have applied our Creator Responsibility Policy and temporarily removed James Charles from the YouTube partner program, a spokesperson said.
Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 13.00 EDT
YouTube has restricted the ability for the popular makeup vlogger James Charles to make money from the online video platform, following underage sexting and grooming allegations.
Charles who is a beauty influencer with 25.5 million subscribers on YouTube, has been accused by more than 15 men and boys of sexual misconduct, with some alleging underage sexting took place.
Although YouTube did not say for how long Charles’s channel would be “demonetised” they did say that it was part of its Creator Responsibility Policy.
In a statement to the Guardian the company said: “We can confirm that we have applied our Creator Responsibility Policy and temporarily removed James Charles from the YouTube partner program.” The policy states: “If we see that a creator’s on and/or off-platform behaviour harms our users, community, employees or ecosystem we may take action to protect the community.”