YouTube Demonetizes Video Producer Matt Orfalea Over 7-Year-Ol | G3 News

YouTube Demonetizes Video Producer Matt Orfalea Over 7-Year-Old Parody Video

@G3News: YouTube has stripped independent video creator Matt Orfalea of his ability to earn ad revenue via its Partner Program after it flagged a 13-second parody video from May 2014 for allegedly violating its “violent criminal organizations” policy.

The video titled “Starbucks makes you evil | Elliot Rodger” features a clip of the deceased spree killer Elliot Rodger drinking a Starbucks vanilla latte and saying: “Hey, Elliot Rodger here, enjoying a nice vanilla latte.”

It then cuts to a screen showing a Starbucks Coffee logo along with the message: “Insanely overpriced beverages for psychopaths.”

The video had been on YouTube for over seven years but this week, YouTube flagged it, removed it, and demonetized Orfalea’s entire channel, preventing him from earning from his recent work.
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