This decision comes a few days after the release of police custody of the youtubeur, accused of rape and corruption of a minor.
After thinking about it for several days, YouTube decided to take action. This Saturday, December 10, the video-sharing platform demonetized the content published by Norman Thavaud, accused of rape and corruption of a minor. Concretely, the person concerned no longer derives any income from the viewing of his videos. A piece of information that Le Figaro was confirmed by the company. “We consider sexual harassment, in all its forms, to be unacceptable. If inappropriate content is reported on YouTube, we remove the video and/or comments. In accordance with our regulations, we may also close the accounts concerned“says a spokesperson for YouTube France. And this while the custody of the youtubeur was lifted without prosecution.
«For behavior outside our platform, we strongly advise victims to report to the competent police or judicial authorities. If we find that a creator’s behavior, on or off YouTube, is harming our users, our community, our employees, or our ecosystem, then we take additional steps to protect them.“, he adds.
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Norman is the third French youtubeur in number of subscribers. He debuted there in 2011 and according to an official tally, his videos have been viewed over 2.7 billion times. He was taken into custody. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, “six plaintiffs” accuse Norman of rape. Two would be minors. The police custody was lifted Tuesday evening, December 6, without prosecution at this stage, said the Paris prosecutor’s office.
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