"Ko Youngwook can't do YouTube forever"..."The real reason for the 'Closing Accounts' revealed on YouTube
Aug 26, 2024
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A YouTube official told Herald Korea on the 26th, "(Ko Young-wook) will no longer be able to use, own, or create other YouTube channels in the future in accordance with the Creator's Responsibility Guidelines, which prohibits creators from acting outside the platform that harms the YouTube community."
YouTube's Creator Responsibility Guidelines state that "if the actions of creators on and off the YouTube platform harms YouTube users, communities, employees, or YouTube ecosystems, YouTube can take steps to protect the community."
YouTube cited as an example 'in case of trying to harm others maliciously, participating in abuse or violence, showing brutality, or participating in fraud or deception and causing substantial harm to others'.
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In response, Ko Young-wook shared his feelings on his X (formerly Twitter).
He said "I think my YouTube channel was shut down overnight. I didn't post harmful content just because I was an ex-convict, but I've done my punishment by the law to apply rules that YouTube doesn't have to one individual.. Who can be and who can't? Is this fair..", he complained of unfairness.
However, I would like to thank some of the fans who supported me "Thank you to those who subscribed to my channel and those who visited and cared for me. Also, I apologize to those who cheered for me by e-mail and express my regret. It was a short time, but I'm grateful to all of you for your overflowing love, and I won't forget that heart. Take care of yourself.," he said in a greeting.
This was the result of Ko Young-wook's deletion 18 days after he opened YouTube on the 5th. Ko Young-wook's YouTube opening was fiercely criticized by the public, but as attention was focused, the number of views exceeded 300,000 and a national petition was filed to prevent it.
Meanwhile, Ko Young-wook was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in December 2013 for sexually assaulting and sexually harassing three minors four times from July 2010 to December 2012, and he was even disgraced as the "Electronic anklet No. 1 Celebrity". In the case of his Instagram, it was deactivated when it was confirmed that the user was a sex offender according to its own regulations.
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