YouTube removes PewDiePie diss track for violating cyberbullying, child safety rules
YouTube has removed one of Felix PewDiePie" Kjellberg's recent videos, a diss track aimed at popular children's channel Cocomelon, for violating guidelines around cyberbullying and child safety.
In the video, Kjellberg attacks Cocomelon's content and pokes fun at kids who watch the videos. Kjellberg also uses phrases like your audience is just a bunch of motherfucking virgins," which could violate YouTube's guidelines for using offensive or vulgar language in videos that include children. Toward the end of the video, Kjellberg also hands what appears to be plastic weapons to a few kids, who use them to attack a melon.
YouTube's team decided to remove the video because it contained imagery that was inappropriate for children despite...