YouTuber PewDiePie scraps $50,000 pledge to anti-hate group after fan backlash
by Kari Paul in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4Q7X1)
Vlogger embraced by far right apologizes for planned donation to Anti-Defamation League, after fans claim conspiracy
YouTuber Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg has withdrawn a $50,000 pledge to an anti-hate group, which he had dedicated as a means of atoning for past accusations of racism and antisemitism, after backlash from his fans.
The Swedish vlogger had promised funds received from a sponsorship deal to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a not-for-profit organization that fights antisemitism. But he apologized to fans, who had been developing conspiracy theories that he had been pressured to make the donation, in a video uploaded on Thursday.
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