YouTube
responded on Tuesday to a controversial graphic video of a dead body posted by
one of its most popular stars over the weekend.
YouTube
star Logan Paul uploaded a 15-minute video footage featuring the dead body of a
man who committed suicide in a notorious forest in Japan to a YouTube channel
followed by 15 million subscribers.
The
video showed Paul and his friends walking through the Aokigahara forest in
Japan when they stumbled upon the body of an apparent suicide victim, Xinhua
reported.
The
Aokigahara forest is often called "Suicide Forest" where many people
in Japan chose to take their own life.
Paul,
who has about 3.92 million followers on Twitter, was widely criticised for the
sensational and "disgusting" video from other YouTube users.
He
later removed the video from his channel by himself and apologised on Twitter
for his "incorrect" behaviour.
In
face of mounting outrage among users, YouTube, which is owned by the world's
top tech giant Google, issued a statement on Tuesday clarifying its policy of
banning violent and other inappropriate contents.
"Our
hearts go out to the family of the person featured in the video. YouTube
prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or
disrespectful manner," YouTube was quoted as saying.
Source : https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/youtube-responds-to-controversial-video-of-dead-body/articleshow/62348229.cms
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