YouTube's decision to tighten its restrictions on firearms videos continues to produce a significant ripple effect. Oregon-based gun manufacturer Radian Weapons is suing the owner of the GY6 YouTube channel, alleging that he didn't deliver the promised results of a sponsored content deal in part because the video ran afoul of YouTube's guidelines for advertiser-friendly content.
Last September, GY6 owner Andrew Boetjer agreed to create a video in which he shot object at point-blank range with Radian weaponry. After creating the video, Boetjer made it unlisted on YouTube, possibly because YouTube had spend much of 2017 demonetizing firearms videos, which it deemed unfriendly for advertisers. As a result, Radian says that a link to its website posted in the description of the GY6 video has generated only four clicks.
Based on that series of events, Radian is claiming that Boetjer signed the deal in bad faith, knowing that he would...
Last September, GY6 owner Andrew Boetjer agreed to create a video in which he shot object at point-blank range with Radian weaponry. After creating the video, Boetjer made it unlisted on YouTube, possibly because YouTube had spend much of 2017 demonetizing firearms videos, which it deemed unfriendly for advertisers. As a result, Radian says that a link to its website posted in the description of the GY6 video has generated only four clicks.
Based on that series of events, Radian is claiming that Boetjer signed the deal in bad faith, knowing that he would...
- 4/13/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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