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Sephora Quietly Pulled These Sale Items After A Beauty YouTuber Accused It Of Selling Expired Makeup
The retailer told BuzzFeed News the products called into question by a YouTuber were not expired. But soon after, the products disappeared from its website.
Tanya Chen
At VidCon’s 10-Year Anniversary, Influencers, Fans, And Brands All Seem Ready To Leave YouTube Behind
Get ready to feel so old that you turn to dust.
Ryan Broderick
A YouTube Employee Was Filmed Calling Police On A Black Man Waiting For A Friend
In a video of the incident, the YouTube employee's son pleads with him to stop and says through tears, "Daddy, I don't like this, let's go."
Stephanie K. Baer
A Trans YouTuber Said She Was Kicked Out Of The Team 10 House Because She And Her Friend Were Not “Real Girls”
Lilah Gibney told BuzzFeed News she’s now being threatened with legal action by Team 10 managers for speaking publicly about the incident.
Tanya Chen
James Charles Just Uploaded His First Video Since The Tati Westbrook Drama — Here’s What He Said
“After everything that just went on on social media, I just kinda needed some time to detox.”
Ben Henry
American YouTubers Are Making Videos Reacting To Indian Pop Culture To Go Viral
"Brace yourself. Indian subscribers are coming!!!"
Pranav Dixit
ASMR Teen “Life With MaK” Is Quitting YouTube Because Her Videos Keep Getting Removed For Being “Inappropriate”
“I don’t need YouTube to parent my child or protect my child for me,” her mother told BuzzFeed News. “They are not the government.”
Jake Bunger
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Stands By The Decision To Keep Steven Crowder On The Platform
Following a week of controversy over YouTube's decisions on hate speech, the platform's CEO faced heated questions at a high-powered tech industry gathering.
Mat Honan
YouTube's Latest Child Exploitation Controversy Has Kick-Started A War Over How To Fix The Platform
The company said this week that YouTubers could lose monetization for not just the content of their videos, but what's posted in their comment sections as well.
Ryan Broderick
YouTube Has Finally Admitted That Steven Crowder Mocking Someone For Being A Gay Latino Is Not OK
Less than 24 hours after YouTube said Crowder’s anti-gay opinions were allowed on the platform, the company reversed course and banned him from selling ads.
Caroline O'Donovan
Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies
Maza wrote a viral Twitter thread last week describing the ongoing anti-gay and racist harassment he is experiencing from right-wing commentator Steven Crowder and his followers.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
LGBT Creators Say YouTube Doesn't Actually Value Queer And Trans Creators
YouTube’s refusal to remove anti-gay, racist videos targeting Carlos Maza is just the latest example of a lack of action on harassment for queer and trans creators.
Lauren Strapagiel
This History Teacher Had His Educational YouTube Channel Banned For Hosting "Hate Speech"
“I’m a history teacher, not someone who promotes hatred.”
Ryan Broderick
YouTube Has Begun Blocking Discriminatory Content Just A Day After Saying It Doesn’t Violate Its Policies
YouTube’s announcement Wednesday follows a viral Twitter thread by Vox journalist Carlos Maza documenting the anti-gay abuse he’s experienced on YouTube for years.
Ryan Broderick
The Parents From The "Prince Family" YouTube Channel Are Under Fire For Comments About Their Newborn's Eye And Skin Color
"She's going to have brown eyes for sure. ... I thought you were going to have pretty eyes," Biannca Prince says in the video.
Tanya Chen
YouTube Says Bullying Someone For Being Gay And Latino Is Just “Opinion”
“Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site,” YouTube said.
Stephanie K. Baer
Fans Are Upset With A 20-Year-Old YouTuber For Creating A Makeup Line In A Shade That Only Serves Her And Others With Lighter Skin Tones
Makeup company Nudestix told BuzzFeed News while they offer "various shades" of products, this collaboration with influencer Summer Mckeen is "only a selection of Summer’s favorite shades."
Tanya Chen
Why The Altered Videos Of Pelosi Will Never Go Away
“This is her Benghazi.”
Jane Lytvynenko
A YouTuber Dramatically Described Seeing His Wife Fall Off A Cliff And — I Know, This Is Shocking — It Became A Meme
JENNY FELL OFF A CLIFF
Claudia Koerner
Kids YouTube Star Blippi “Regrets” The Viral Video In Which He Poops All Over His Friend
Before he was Blippi, a Mister Rogers for the YouTube age, he was Steezy Grossman, and he pooped on his friend.
Katie Notopoulos
Here's What James Charles Had To Say After Being Accused Of Posting Photoshopped Text Messages
"Why would I risk editing a screenshot when the other party could come forward and prove me wrong?"
Ben Henry
The James Charles/Tati Westbrook Drama Has Sparked A Debate About The Real Reason He's Being Cancelled
"Tati’s reasons for cancelling him were selfish and petty."
Ben Henry
There’s No One To Root For In The James Charles Beauty YouTuber Drama
Vlogger Tati Westbrook is reaping the rewards of canceling her former friend James Charles — and cynically invoking anti-gay stereotypes to make her case.
Pier Dominguez
YouTuber Cole LaBrant Deleted A Video Of His Black "Cousin Peanut" After Backlash
"The video you shared isn’t cute to us. It’s not cute for a Black boy to be a stool."
Ellie Hall
The James Charles/Tati Westbrook Drama Just Got Even Messier After Screenshots Were Posted On Twitter
Nikita Dragun posted the receipts on social media in an apparent bid to help Charles. However, it might've just backfired.
Ben Henry
People Are Doing Some Weird Shit With Their James Charles Palettes In The Wake Of The Tati Drama
Like, literally burning it.
Lauren Strapagiel
Here's Why James Charles Has Started To Regain Followers After The Tati Westbrook Drama
For the first time in 10 days, James Charles has started to regain some of the followers he lost, suggesting the tide is finally turning in his favour.
Ben Henry
There’s A New Tommy Robinson Channel On YouTube That Bypasses Restrictions On His Main Account
“YouTube are a complete disgrace”, Labour chair of the home affairs committee Yvette Cooper told BuzzFeed News.
Mark Di Stefano
YouTubers Of Color Who Went To Coachella For A #Sponcon Say Fashion Brand Dote Treated Them Differently Than White YouTubers
In a statement to BuzzFeed News, the company denied that it separated nonwhite girls from the rest of the talent.
Tanya Chen
Fans Are Pissed After A Famous Vegan YouTuber Was Allegedly Caught Eating Fish In Another Person's Vlog
Yovana "Rawvana" Mendoza's vegan fans are livid and are spamming her social media pages with fish images and emojis.
Tanya Chen
