YouTube removes R. Kelly's official channels

Stefan Mileschin · 7th October 2021, 12:17

YouTube has taken down R. Kelly's official channels after the singer was convicted of sex trafficking last month. The RKellyTV and RKellyVevo channels no longer exist and Kelly will not be allowed to create or own any other channel on the platform, as Reuters first reported.

"We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines," YouTube told Engadget in a statement. If the owner of a channel is convicted of or pleads guilty to a serious crime, YouTube might delete the channel if it's closely related to the crime in question. In this case, according to YouTube, prosecutors claimed that Kelly used the fame and power he accrued in the music industry to exploit women and underage girls.

https://www.engadget.com/youtube-r-k...1.html?src=rss

7th October 2021, 12:17	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	YouTube removes R. Kelly's official channels YouTube has taken down R. Kelly's official channels after the singer was convicted of sex trafficking last month. The RKellyTV and RKellyVevo channels no longer exist and Kelly will not be allowed to create or own any other channel on the platform, as Reuters first reported. "We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines," YouTube told Engadget in a statement. If the owner of a channel is convicted of or pleads guilty to a serious crime, YouTube might delete the channel if it's closely related to the crime in question. In this case, according to YouTube, prosecutors claimed that Kelly used the fame and power he accrued in the music industry to exploit women and underage girls. https://www.engadget.com/youtube-r-k...1.html?src=rss

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