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| YouTube punishes Logan Paul over Japan suicide video | YouTube punishes Logan Paul over Japan suicide video |
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| YouTube has cut some business ties with Logan Paul, the hugely popular vlogger who posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. | YouTube has cut some business ties with Logan Paul, the hugely popular vlogger who posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. |
| Paul's channels were removed from YouTube's Google Preferred programme, where brands sell ads on the platform's top 5% of content creators. | Paul's channels were removed from YouTube's Google Preferred programme, where brands sell ads on the platform's top 5% of content creators. |
| YouTube also said it had put on hold original projects with the US vlogger. | YouTube also said it had put on hold original projects with the US vlogger. |
| Paul posted the video with a man's body on 31 December, triggering widespread criticism. | Paul posted the video with a man's body on 31 December, triggering widespread criticism. |
| The video showed him and his friends at the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji, known to be a frequent site of suicides. | The video showed him and his friends at the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji, known to be a frequent site of suicides. |
| Going in to film the "haunted" forest, they come across a man's body and are shocked but also make jokes. | Going in to film the "haunted" forest, they come across a man's body and are shocked but also make jokes. |
| The identity of the deceased man is not known. | The identity of the deceased man is not known. |
| YouTube's move will cost Paul financially as his videos will no longer earn top-tier cash per click. | YouTube's move will cost Paul financially as his videos will no longer earn top-tier cash per click. |
| Google Preferred allows brands to publish ads on the accounts that are most popular among 18-34 year-olds in the US. | Google Preferred allows brands to publish ads on the accounts that are most popular among 18-34 year-olds in the US. |
| YouTube's own wording calls it a way for companies to "share their messages alongside some of the most engaging and brand safe content on YouTube". | YouTube's own wording calls it a way for companies to "share their messages alongside some of the most engaging and brand safe content on YouTube". |
| It is not clear exactly how much Paul will lose out on due to the move. Last year, Forbes magazine estimated he made $12.5m (£9.3m), making him the fourth highest-paid YouTube star in 2017. Aside from his videos, he makes money from sponsored social media posts and merchandise. | |
| Online comments have called the Japan video, which garnered millions of views on YouTube before it was taken down, "disrespectful" and "disgusting". | Online comments have called the Japan video, which garnered millions of views on YouTube before it was taken down, "disrespectful" and "disgusting". |
| Paul, who has more than 15 million subscribers on YouTube, later posted an apology on Twitter, saying he had been "misguided by shock and awe". | Paul, who has more than 15 million subscribers on YouTube, later posted an apology on Twitter, saying he had been "misguided by shock and awe". |
| He also uploaded a video apology, and said: "I should have never posted the video. I should have put the cameras down and stopped recording what we were going through." | He also uploaded a video apology, and said: "I should have never posted the video. I should have put the cameras down and stopped recording what we were going through." |
| "I'm ashamed of myself," he added. "I'm disappointed in myself." | "I'm ashamed of myself," he added. "I'm disappointed in myself." |
| Japan has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world. | Japan has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world. |
| Aokigahara has a reputation in Japan and internationally as a destination for people who want to kill themselves. | Aokigahara has a reputation in Japan and internationally as a destination for people who want to kill themselves. |
| Data on the number of suicides there each year is not made public, to avoid publicising the site. Signs are posted in the forest urging people to seek medical help rather than take their lives. | Data on the number of suicides there each year is not made public, to avoid publicising the site. Signs are posted in the forest urging people to seek medical help rather than take their lives. |
| If you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, click here. In the UK you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. In Japan you can get help here. | If you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, click here. In the UK you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. In Japan you can get help here. |