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==Racist and homophobic abuse from Steven Crowder==
==Racist and homophobic abuse from Steven Crowder==
In June 2019, [[YouTube]] investigated conservative commentator [[Steven Crowder]] for repeatedly using racist and homophobic slurs against Maza over the course of multiple years in several videos reacting to ''Strikethrough''.<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/carlos-maza-youtube-hate-speech|title=Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies |first=Krystie Lee |last=Yandoli |date=June 4, 2019 |website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BI1">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-refuses-to-punish-steven-crowder-over-carlos-maza-2019-6 |title=YouTube is refusing to punish a star with millions of fans after he hurled homophobic slurs at a journalist |last=Hamilton |first=Isobel Asher |date=June 5, 2019 |website=Business Insider |publisher=Insider Inc. |access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48525698 |title=YouTube's 'confused' response to anti-gay slurs |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 5, 2019 |website=BBC News |access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> Maza said that Crowder's fans have [[Doxing|doxxed]] and harassed him as a result of Crowder's videos.<ref name="Buzzfeed"/><ref name="BI1"/> Crowder responded that his videos are meant as comedy and that he is opposed to doxxing and harassment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-twitter-youtube-1441076|title=Carlos Maza, a journalist for Vox, speaks out about the harassment he's received from Steven Crowder and his fans |first=Steven |last=Asarch |date=May 31, 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/446470-youtube-investigating-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|title=YouTube investigating conservative commentator Steven Crowder |first=Rachel |last=Frazin |date=June 1, 2019|website=The Hill|language=en-US|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Four days later, YouTube stated that Crowder's language was "hurtful" but did not violate its policies and would not be removed from the site.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hern |first1=Alex |title=YouTube says homophobic abuse does not violate harassment rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/05/youtube-says-homophobic-abuse-does-not-violate-harassment-rules |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 5, 2019 |ref=Guardian1}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/steven-crowder-youtube-speech-carlos-maza-explained-youtube-2019-6|title=YouTube's week from hell: How the debate over free speech online exploded after a conservative star with millions of subscribers was accused of homophobic harassment|last=Goggin|first=Benjamin|website=Business Insider|date=June 9, 2019|access-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> The decision drew considerable criticism, and on the next day, YouTube decided to suspend Crowder's ability to run ads or monetize his videos until Crowder addresses "all of the issues" with his channel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bote |first1=Joshua |title=YouTube pulls ads from right-wing pundit after journalist alleges anti-gay harassment |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2019/06/05/vox-carlos-maza-speaks-after-steven-crowder-youtube-attacks/1351529001/ |newspaper=USA Today |date=June 6, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WaPo1">{{cite news |last1=Rosenburg |first1=Eli |title=A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/ |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.fo/OBdvO | archive-date= June 5, 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last=Nett |first=Danny |date=June 8, 2019 |title=Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators? |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/08/730608664/is-youtube-doing-enough-to-stop-harassment-of-lgbtq-content-creators |work=NPR |access-date=June 8, 2019 }}</ref> Increasing pressure from Maza and others led YouTube to ban or demonetize other channels with extreme views or featuring [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] symbolism. The bans mostly affected the [[alt-right]] and the far-right accounts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/voxadpocalypse/|title=#VoxAdpocalypse, the conservative rallying cry against YouTube, explained|date=2019-06-07|website=The Daily Dot|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-adpocalypse-twitter-youtube-steven-crowder-1442652|title=YouTubers respond to the recent "Vox Adpocalypse" and what it means for the platform|last=EDT|first=Steven Asarch On 6/6/19 at 3:47 PM|date=2019-06-06|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/voxadpocalypse-youtubes-latest-controversy-explained-690329|title=What is #VoxAdpocalypse? YouTube's latest controversy explained|website=Dexerto.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref>
In June 2019, [[YouTube]] investigated conservative commentator [[Steven Crowder]] for repeatedly using racist and homophobic slurs against Maza over the course of multiple years in several videos reacting to ''Strikethrough''.<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/carlos-maza-youtube-hate-speech|title=Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies |first=Krystie Lee |last=Yandoli |date=June 4, 2019 |website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BI1">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-refuses-to-punish-steven-crowder-over-carlos-maza-2019-6 |title=YouTube is refusing to punish a star with millions of fans after he hurled homophobic slurs at a journalist |last=Hamilton |first=Isobel Asher |date=June 5, 2019 |website=Business Insider |publisher=Insider Inc. |access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48525698 |title=YouTube's 'confused' response to anti-gay slurs |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 5, 2019 |website=BBC News |access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> Maza said that Crowder's fans have [[Doxing|doxxed]] and harassed him as a result of Crowder's videos.<ref name="Buzzfeed"/><ref name="BI1"/> Crowder responded that his videos are meant as comedy and that he is opposed to doxxing and harassment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-twitter-youtube-1441076|title=Carlos Maza, a journalist for Vox, speaks out about the harassment he's received from Steven Crowder and his fans |first=Steven |last=Asarch |date=May 31, 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/446470-youtube-investigating-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|title=YouTube investigating conservative commentator Steven Crowder |first=Rachel |last=Frazin |date=June 1, 2019|website=The Hill|language=en-US|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Four days later, YouTube stated that Crowder's language was "hurtful" but did not violate its policies and would not be removed from the site.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hern |first1=Alex |title=YouTube says homophobic abuse does not violate harassment rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/05/youtube-says-homophobic-abuse-does-not-violate-harassment-rules |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 5, 2019 |ref=Guardian1}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/steven-crowder-youtube-speech-carlos-maza-explained-youtube-2019-6|title=YouTube's week from hell: How the debate over free speech online exploded after a conservative star with millions of subscribers was accused of homophobic harassment|last=Goggin|first=Benjamin|website=Business Insider|date=June 9, 2019|access-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> The decision drew considerable criticism, and on the next day, YouTube decided to suspend Crowder's ability to run ads or monetize his videos until Crowder addresses "all of the issues" with his channel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bote |first1=Joshua |title=YouTube pulls ads from right-wing pundit after journalist alleges anti-gay harassment |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2019/06/05/vox-carlos-maza-speaks-after-steven-crowder-youtube-attacks/1351529001/ |newspaper=USA Today |date=June 6, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WaPo1">{{cite news |last1=Rosenburg |first1=Eli |title=A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/ |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.fo/OBdvO | archive-date= June 5, 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last=Nett |first=Danny |date=June 8, 2019 |title=Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators? |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/08/730608664/is-youtube-doing-enough-to-stop-harassment-of-lgbtq-content-creators |work=NPR |access-date=June 8, 2019 }}</ref> Increasing pressure from Maza and others led YouTube to ban or demonetize other channels with extreme views or featuring [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] symbolism. The bans mostly affected the [[alt-right]] and the far-right accounts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/voxadpocalypse/|title=#VoxAdpocalypse, the conservative rallying cry against YouTube, explained|date=2019-06-07|website=The Daily Dot|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-adpocalypse-twitter-youtube-steven-crowder-1442652|title=YouTubers respond to the recent "Vox Adpocalypse" and what it means for the platform|last=EDT|first=Steven Asarch On 6/6/19 at 3:47 PM|date=2019-06-06|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/voxadpocalypse-youtubes-latest-controversy-explained-690329|title=What is #VoxAdpocalypse? YouTube's latest controversy explained|website=Dexerto.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref>

Maza has been accused of hypocrisy because he has called for assault against conservative individuals.<ref>{{cite web |title=YouTube says NO to gay journalist’s request to silence conservative blogger’s ‘homophobic abuse’ |url=https://www.rt.com/usa/461121-crowder-homophobic-abuse-youtube/ |publisher=RT |accessdate=July 21, 2019 |language=en |date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 15:15, 21 July 2019

Carlos Maza
Maza in 2018
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Alma materWake Forest University
Occupation(s)Video producer, political activist
EmployerVox
Websitewww.carlosmmaza.com

Carlos Manuel Maza (born 1988) is an American video producer who writes, produces, and hosts the Vox series Strikethrough. He has been described as "Brian Stelter meets NowThis".[1]

Biography

Maza was born in 1988. His parents were immigrants from Cuba, and he had three younger siblings – a sister and two half brothers. Maza frequently played video games as a child, and his mother described him as a smart but introverted. He attended Christopher Columbus High School, where he joined the debate club. The debate club gave Maza confidence to speak out and be himself, and he later described it as "the most meaningful thing that's ever happened to me."[1]

Maza graduated from Wake Forest University in 2010 with a BA in political science.[2] He worked at Media Matters for America from 2011 to 2016, where he was a research fellow and created a video series on media criticism.[3][4] At Media Matters, he was also the LGBT Program Director, in which capacity he focused on rebutting what he described as anti-LGBT myths.[2][5] During this time, he created his Twitter handle, "@gaywonk".[1] He then began working at Vox Media, where he produces and hosts Strikethrough.[6]

Racist and homophobic abuse from Steven Crowder

In June 2019, YouTube investigated conservative commentator Steven Crowder for repeatedly using racist and homophobic slurs against Maza over the course of multiple years in several videos reacting to Strikethrough.[7][8][9] Maza said that Crowder's fans have doxxed and harassed him as a result of Crowder's videos.[7][8] Crowder responded that his videos are meant as comedy and that he is opposed to doxxing and harassment.[10][11][12] Four days later, YouTube stated that Crowder's language was "hurtful" but did not violate its policies and would not be removed from the site.[13][12] The decision drew considerable criticism, and on the next day, YouTube decided to suspend Crowder's ability to run ads or monetize his videos until Crowder addresses "all of the issues" with his channel.[14][15][16] Increasing pressure from Maza and others led YouTube to ban or demonetize other channels with extreme views or featuring Nazi symbolism. The bans mostly affected the alt-right and the far-right accounts.[17][18][19]

Maza has been accused of hypocrisy because he has called for assault against conservative individuals.[20]

Personal life

Maza is openly gay.[21] In 2017, the Washington Blade named him one of the 20 most eligible singles in the Washington, D.C. area.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ray, Justin (March 12, 2018). "Amid a sea of voices, Vox's Carlos Maza breaks through". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Deacon Spotlight: Carlos Maza". Alumni Personal & Career Development Center. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Chang, Clio; Shephard, Alex (December 19, 2016). "What Happens to Media Matters in a Post-Hillary World?". New Republic. Retrieved October 19, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "Home". Carlos Maza Website. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Miller, Jake (July 1, 2015). "After Supreme Court win, LGBT activists look beyond same-sex marriage". CBS News. p. 4. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Gajanan, Mahita (June 5, 2019). "YouTube Says Homophobic Harassment Doesn't Violate Its Policies". Time.
  7. ^ a b Yandoli, Krystie Lee (June 4, 2019). "Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Hamilton, Isobel Asher (June 5, 2019). "YouTube is refusing to punish a star with millions of fans after he hurled homophobic slurs at a journalist". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "YouTube's 'confused' response to anti-gay slurs". BBC News. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  10. ^ Asarch, Steven (May 31, 2019). "Carlos Maza, a journalist for Vox, speaks out about the harassment he's received from Steven Crowder and his fans". Newsweek. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ^ Frazin, Rachel (June 1, 2019). "YouTube investigating conservative commentator Steven Crowder". The Hill. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Goggin, Benjamin (June 9, 2019). "YouTube's week from hell: How the debate over free speech online exploded after a conservative star with millions of subscribers was accused of homophobic harassment". Business Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Hern, Alex (June 5, 2019). "YouTube says homophobic abuse does not violate harassment rules". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  14. ^ Bote, Joshua (June 6, 2019). "YouTube pulls ads from right-wing pundit after journalist alleges anti-gay harassment". USA Today.
  15. ^ Rosenburg, Eli (June 4, 2019). "A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing". Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Nett, Danny (June 8, 2019). "Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators?". NPR. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "#VoxAdpocalypse, the conservative rallying cry against YouTube, explained". The Daily Dot. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  18. ^ EDT, Steven Asarch On 6/6/19 at 3:47 PM (2019-06-06). "YouTubers respond to the recent "Vox Adpocalypse" and what it means for the platform". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "What is #VoxAdpocalypse? YouTube's latest controversy explained". Dexerto.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  20. ^ "YouTube says NO to gay journalist's request to silence conservative blogger's 'homophobic abuse'". RT. June 6, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  21. ^ Horgan, Richard (August 28, 2012). "Gay Blogger Goes Undercover at Anti-Same Sex Marriage Conference". Adweek. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  22. ^ "Most Eligible Singles: Carlos Maza". Washington Blade. February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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