[The Google-owned company declines to take down harassment video despite new policies.
in ad revenue growth in Q1, which some analysts believed was partly a result of algorithm changes meant to reduce the prominence of harmful content on YouTube.
Vox.com producer Carlos Maza, who identifies as gay, initially complained to YouTube on June 1, saying that Crowder, a popular YouTube user, made homophobic and racial slurs toward him in his videos. Crowder, which has 3.
Two hours later, the company publicly tweeted at Maza, saying it had decided to suspend Crowder's monetization after all. Adding to the confusion, YouTube then tweeted that Crowder could be reinstated if he stops selling t-shirts with offensive messages on them.
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