YouTube Says Sargon Of Akkad Has Been Suspended From Making Money From Videos On Its Platform

YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP

YouTube confirmed to BuzzFeed News that UKIP candidate Carl Benjamin — known online as Sargon of Akkad — has been suspended from the company's partner programme.

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YouTube has demonetised Carl Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad video channel after the political commentator turned UKIP candidate made comments about raping a woman MP.

Earlier this week, West Midlands police announced an investigation into Benjamin's remarks made in a YouTube video about Labour MP Jess Phillips, where the UKIP European election candidate questioned whether he'd rape her before concluding "nobody's got that much beer".

It was the second time the YouTuber has made rape remarks about the Labour MP. In 2016, Benjamin tweeted: "I wouldn't even rape you @jessphillips" in response to Phillips posting about rape and death threats she received online.

YouTube removed the video from the Sargon of Akkad channel, while Phillips gave an interview to the BBC questioning whether Benjamin should still be allowed to run in the EU elections later this month.

On Friday afternoon, YouTube told BuzzFeed News the company was now taking the step of demonetising Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel, which has almost 1 million subscribers, effectively removing Benjamin's ability to make advertising money from videos he posts on the platform.

A company spokesperson also confirmed Benjamin had been removed from the "YouTube Partner Program", which gives popular video creators access to a share of YouTube's advertising money, assistance when it comes to copyright, and direct contact with the company's IT support.

YouTube declined to give a comment about the crackdown on Benjamin's account.

When contacted for comment on Friday, Benjamin sent BuzzFeed News an unrelated political statement about knife crime. Several of his online followers have been tweeting a statement claiming to be from Benjamin.

"YouTube let us know today that they have demonetised my YouTube channel, which as you know is my primary source of income, and how I support my family and team," the statement reads.

"I've always taken care to comply with YouTube's rules, and the only thing I've done differently recently is standing for public office. Companies as large as YouTube have to rely heavily on algorithms that are vulnerable to mass reporting from malicious actors.

"Given how much of a hate-mob has been stirred up against me due to the, frankly, dishonest reporting about my candidacy, it is hardly surprised this has happened."

The statement also said that YouTube has given Benjamin 30 days to consider an appeal.

On Friday, the UKIP candidate also was involved in a fight on the campaign trail in Cornwall. BBC News reports a fight broke out after two protesters tried to throw a milkshake at Benjamin at a campaign event with far-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos.

Benjamin has also been banned from Twitter.

 

[Marissa Moira]

Why does Sargon have overlapping teeth

It's an easily noticeable and identifiable physical trait that's genetically exclusive to a specific nationalities.

 

[Captain Ahab]

He truly is the modern king Midas, except everything he touches turns to shit. He had what most people would consider a dream job and was paid very well for it. I hope they have door greeters in British supermarkets.

 

[The Flawless Gazelles]

yes, thank you youtube martyr this stupid fuck, well done. but having youtube going after him sets a very bad example, he will destroy himself in no time. setting the bar as low as sargon will lead to many other channel being demonetized for even less.

 

[Mashallah]

Eh, anyone who wants to get into politics is inherently a dishonest and immoral person, so it's no big shame to learn he's been outmaneuvered and taken a huge blow to his income in the stupid game of politics he decided to play.

 

[leChinkyRaccoon]

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First his patreon. Now youtube. Oh man what is he doing.

He still has subscribestar. I believe he gets at least 10 k from here. So he wont run into financial difficulties in the near future.

Why does he use Greek terms when his namesake is Sumerian? Does he not know cunieform?

 

[TheRedChair]

Nahh he just has subscribe star now. From the last I have heard it's only a fraction of that it orginally was but still a respectable income.

The only question is will he start livestreaming regularly to help compensate for the loss of revenue because any time he does it becomes a hilarious posturing. I dont think he has had one livestream that didnt have him say something complete dumb. Excluding the Jontron ones

Subscribe Star. That is what brought me to this channel by one guy in here who did a real thorough report on the Potential fraud on Subscribe Star. I fucking hell would not trust that site with my money, content, and private data.

I'm probably going Ko-fi instead as Patreon is taking more out of new content providers ( from 5% to 8%) by the end of this month.

 

[ObsoleteMediaFormat]

He truly is the modern king Midas, except everything he touches turns to shit. He had what most people would consider a dream job and was paid very well for it. I hope they have door greeters in British supermarkets.

They don't

 

[Owlflaps]

You should have stuck to making videos on YouTube, Ben. Politics has no place for pseudo-intellects like you.

 

[Capsaicin Addict]

When everyone is Sargon of Akkad, no one is.

 

[Takodachi]

Doesnt he has a Patreon? Is living through ad revenue still an option in the age of adblock and people not wanting to work with you?


edit: shit, right, he got shoa'd from patreon too, well, sucks to be you boyo.

 

[Failure_Personified]

Maybe Dick will let him join New Project 2 and Sargon can destroy that, as well.

Also fuck you Null, this avatar change isn't as funny as you think it is.

Edit: TFW senpai notices you and you didn't even @ him.

It actually is pretty funny, you know, my only regret is that it's not a weirdly edited photo, or that we don't have funny meme variants.

 

[Medicated]

Maybe Dick will let him join New Project 2 and Sargon can destroy that, as well.

Also fuck you Null, this avatar change isn't as funny as you think it is.

Edit: TFW senpai notices you and you didn't even @ him.

I didn't even know who it was originally, it looks like Sargon is "JUST" in this pic.

 

[WaltherPPGAY]

Doesnt he has a Patreon? Is living through ad revenue still an option in the age of adblock and people not wanting to work with you?

He was banned from Patreon some time ago.

 

[Judge Holden]

I was initially going to ask what the fuck is wrong with his tongue, but I decided against it seeing I barely know about Sargon.

However, now that my icon is this ugly fuck, I feel inclined to ask.

Honest answer, I suspect they made sure to get an ultra high def photo of him to put in "scary nazi rapist" articles, since this kind of photography can make even Audrey Hepburn look like Brianna Wu as it shows every wrinkle and pimple and scar and speck of dirt in extreme detail. This shit is why the stereotypical ugly chick avatar is a blurry fish lense since this hides all those imperfections

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This shit tends to be extremely common with media outlets looking to put an appropriately ugly face on a narrative they want to build. And the Swindon Sodomite sure fills the ugly requirement for this purpose.

 

[Shiggy Diggster]

He truly is the modern king Midas, except everything he touches turns to shit.

King Merdeas.

 

[Erich Raeder]

Sargon must be playing some sophisticated 4D chess if he's realizing his 20 year plan by wearing a suit that doesn't fit, calling Jim a pedophile and getting demonetized by Youtube. This has to be some advanced big-brained scheming.

 

[LiquidKid]

Welcome to the anime style death game Carl.
You’ve just lost all forms of income due to your political blunders, you’re too fat and stupid to do a real job, and no one in the UK will hire you because they don’t want to deal with their employees being assaulted by milk shakes and telling customers that they’re white niggers he wouldn’t rape.

You wanted to go all in, and now you’re all in. Getting elected is the only chance you have at maintaining a living wage in this world. Better pray to every deity that you do pull it off.

Meanwhile, we can all laugh when you inevitably fail

 

[leChinkyRaccoon]

Honest answer, I suspect they made sure to get an ultra high def photo of him to put in "scary nazi rapist" articles, since this kind of photography can make even Audrey Hepburn look like Brianna Wu as it shows every wrinkle and pimple and scar and speck of dirt in extreme detail.

Leave Audrey alone!

 

[Slap47]

Sargon's going to become an extremist now. Rip

 

[Arkangel]