'Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site,' YouTube said.
A spokesperson for the company said in an email to BuzzFeed News that in the videos flagged to YouTube Crowder was not instructing viewers to harass Maza and that"the main point of these videos was not to harass or threaten, but rather to respond to the opinion" and that none of Maza's personal information was given out in the videos.
The spokesperson added that when a person is a public figure YouTube considers whether videos containing hurtful language are primarily criticizing the figure's opinions and work or are"maliciously targeting" them.Stephanie Baer is a reporter with BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.
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