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.

 

[Timaeus Testified]

This day was bound to come sooner or later; everybody here would agree with that. However, I don't like the precedent this sets. YouTube, subsidiary of Alphabet (an American based company) is getting a British political candidate de-monetized. This, in turn, greatly diminishes Sargon's power to be recommended by YouTube, as the algorithm prioritizes monetized videos.

While I'm not with Sargon here, I'm not in favor of this policy either. YouTube and online videos will have some real pull in future generations with the way things are headed. What reason did YouTube cite to pull Sargon's monetization? Because of something he said off their platform? Maybe none of us should have YouTube monetization then.

That being said, Mr. Benjamin: you knew this was coming. You knew this shitstorm was brewing off the coast and yet you didn't take a single sensible step to protect yourself. You could've done some grass-roots campaigning, fundraising, investments, a part-time side job in consultation or government clerical work. What was the plan here? Predict that a howling mob of Twittertards would cost you dearly and then bemoan your fate when it came true? That's just a self-fulfilling prophecy, not the mark of a true visionary political leader.

I wouldn't even vote for you.

 

[AnOminous]

I never realized his teeth were that British.

He should have gotten them straightened when he had the shekels rolling in because those days are permanently gone and soon he'll be as relevant as Maddox, one of those "oh yeah that guys" who don't matter in the least any more.

 

[CaesarCzech]

Even if you don't like the idiot I don't see how you can really support every social media platform banning him

Side note: who needs got when you have real life politicking.

The Muller Plotline certainly subverted our expectation, But i guess the American Plotline was wild for quite long time.

 

[Judge Holden]

The Yellow Peril reveals itself...

- also known as "judge holden tried and failed to turn the grand wizard of swindon into Count Orlok" -

 

[A Man on Fire]

Sargon attacked by Antifa in Truro:

https://twitter.com/sargon4pm/status/1126930867451043841?s=21

 

[Bad Headspace]

I was about to complain in another thread about someone quintuple-posting...

but then I recognized the avatar.

Well played, Null.

Is this the biggest Sargon fan forum on the internet?

 

[Xenomorph]

His tongue is making me gag.

 

[Judge Holden]

His tongue is making me gag.

Yeah, I imagine the thought of him forcing that yellowed crust covered thing down your throat and scraping it against your tongue and gums and tonsils would make you gag

 

[Shaved Kiwis]

I was cyber violated by the avatar change. I feel like I need to get off the internet and take a nice, long bath. Really scrub myself clean, ya know? Stop thinking about Sargon and dip myself in Calgon...Oh god! There's just no escaping him! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

 

[UnKillFill]

All you had to do was follow the damn train Carl.

 

[thx1138]

Thanks for the user icon pic change, because now I can only hear thx-1138 dialog in Carl's voice.

"Ah you now oh have you evah bean"

 

[Quijibo69]

My avatar make me want to kill myself more now for some reason.

 

[Implacable Birch]

i think the avatar is appropriate tbh. more than half the posters on this website were sargon whiteknights when his lolcow thread started.

 

[Stranger Neighbors]

This day was bound to come sooner or later; everybody here would agree with that. However, I don't like the precedent this sets. YouTube, subsidiary of Alphabet (an American based company) is getting a British political candidate de-monetized. This, in turn, greatly diminishes Sargon's power to be recommended by YouTube, as the algorithm prioritizes monetized videos.

While I'm not with Sargon here, I'm not in favor of this policy either. YouTube and online videos will have some real pull in future generations with the way things are headed. What reason did YouTube cite to pull Sargon's monetization? Because of something he said off their platform? Maybe none of us should have YouTube monetization then.

That being said, Mr. Benjamin: you knew this was coming. You knew this shitstorm was brewing off the coast and yet you didn't take a single sensible step to protect yourself. You could've done some grass-roots campaigning, fundraising, investments, a part-time side job in consultation or government clerical work. What was the plan here? Predict that a howling mob of Twittertards would cost you dearly and then bemoan your fate when it came true? That's just a self-fulfilling prophecy, not the mark of a true visionary political leader.

I wouldn't even vote for you.

I don't think YouTube is setting a precedent here. They do shit like this constantly they are balls deep in politics and play favorites.

I'm also not a big Sargon fan and this doesn't bode well for the future.

He couldn't leave well enough alone and he had time and time again burned bridges he is in the worst place imaginable politically. Left of center have slowly been brain washed into thinking he is "Alt Right" or a "Neo Nazis" and no one on the right wing will take him seriously. He should have stuck with his political commentary and gone with "just for the lolz". I don't think he will recover from this one

 

[LU 010]

This day was bound to come sooner or later; everybody here would agree with that. However, I don't like the precedent this sets. YouTube, subsidiary of Alphabet (an American based company) is getting a British political candidate de-monetized. This, in turn, greatly diminishes Sargon's power to be recommended by YouTube, as the algorithm prioritizes monetized videos.

While I'm not with Sargon here, I'm not in favor of this policy either. YouTube and online videos will have some real pull in future generations with the way things are headed. What reason did YouTube cite to pull Sargon's monetization? Because of something he said off their platform? Maybe none of us should have YouTube monetization then.

That being said, Mr. Benjamin: you knew this was coming. You knew this shitstorm was brewing off the coast and yet you didn't take a single sensible step to protect yourself. You could've done some grass-roots campaigning, fundraising, investments, a part-time side job in consultation or government clerical work. What was the plan here? Predict that a howling mob of Twittertards would cost you dearly and then bemoan your fate when it came true? That's just a self-fulfilling prophecy, not the mark of a true visionary political leader.

I wouldn't even vote for you.

I mean it's not a new precedent. Private sector online political censorship has been a major problem for a while now. Being demonetized is arguably less of a problem than other forms we've seen of it, such as complete deplatforming a la Gab or what's happened to a number of anti-troon feminists. This sort of thing is just par for the course at this point.

 

[Belmont]

Now he has time to focus on finishing that game he was making.

We Are All Carl

 

[casE sensiTive]

I don't know what to think about this. On one hand I disagree with deplatforming him for political reasons. Not to mention this will only make him a martyr. On the other hand Sargon is a retard that thinks too highly of himself and deserves everything coming his way.

 

[UnderwaterOlympics]

I mean it's not a new precedent. Private sector online political censorship has been a major problem for a while now. Being demonetized is arguably less of a problem than other forms we've seen of it, such as complete deplatforming a la Gab or what's happened to a number of anti-troon feminists. This sort of thing is just par for the course at this point.

Sargon always had a target on his back. Sheer stupidity on his part to incite political pressure against YouTube for his removal. He is lucky YouTube's calculus showed removing him outright would have been too big of a backlash. Demonetizing him was a middle ground.

Carl, can you survive another media blitz when they find something worse?

 

[Kaede Did Nothing Wrong]

The funniest part of Null making everyone's avatar Scraggletooth of Akkad is everyone sperging wildly about Null making their avatars Scraggletooth of Akkad.

kf is now a sargon roleplaying board.

smugly chuckles in my suit

 

[YW 525]

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

Probably best that they informed the public of this opportunity before Carl ropes a bunch of people into a stupid crusade by conveniently neglecting to mention it.