Candace Owens claimed YouTube temporarily suspended her channel because “Zionists” flagged an interview she did with rapper Kanye West last month, during which he said “Jewish people control the media.”
Owens, who has been condemned by the Anti-Defamation League as a “political commentator who has come to embrace and promote anti-Semitic tropes,” was removed from the streaming service on Monday.
“There will be no show today, or at all this week,” Owens wrote on her X account on Monday.
“That’s because @YouTube issued me a strike and a one week suspension for my sit down with Kanye.”
She also said that YouTube had “demonetized” her account, which has 2.4 million followers.
Owens, who left The Daily Wire earlier this year after a public spat with co-founder Ben Shapiro over Israel and anti-Semitism, said Alphabet-owned YouTube “removed the interview as ‘hate speech,’ as it was massively reported by Zionists “.
“Their tactics never change,” Owens added.
She shared a screenshot of an email she received from YouTube that read: “Also, Kanye West (Yes) x Candace Owens video | Candace Ep 42 has been removed from the Candace Owens YouTube channel because it violates our hate speech policies.”
“YouTube does not allow content that contains conspiratorial claims that individuals or groups are evil, corrupt, or malicious based on their protected group status,” the message from YouTube said.
The company told Owens that “the video in question contains claims that Jews control the media.”
The interview took place on August 7, but YouTube made its decision after a social media campaign to take down Owens platform flagged the clip in recent weeks.
Owens wrote in X that everyone who watched her Aug. 7 interview with West, who changed his legal name to Ye, found him to be “calm and full of love — talking about the world coming together for him overcome evil”.
She suggested the move to cancel her YouTube channel was linked to a recent argument she had with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on Piers Morgan’s TV show last week.
“The world knows why I’m being targeted, and honestly, I’ve never felt more confident that I’m the right person to make it happen,” Owens wrote on X.
“So far, I’ve had zero attacks on my @YouTubeCreators account,” she said, adding: “Now I’m flooded with 3 content hits back after a few minutes, plus an email that I’m now completely demonetized.”
YouTube confirmed Owens’ suspension on Tuesday.
“We have suspended channels associated with Candace Owens from the YouTube Partner Program following repeated violations of our policies, including our Appropriate Advertiser Guidelines and Community Guidelines,” YouTube spokesperson Jack Malon said in a statement. statement to The Post.
The company confirmed that Owens will no longer be allowed to monetize YouTube and that the site banned him from uploading content to his channel for a week.
YouTube said Owens’ channels repeatedly violated the site’s policies and that creators are allowed to reapply for access within 90 days.
Ye has also had several social media accounts suspended because of anti-Semitic remarks he made, including repeating tropes about Jews controlling the entertainment industry, as well as accusing a Jewish doctor of inadequate medical treatment.
Owens has defended Ye, as well as other far-right figures who have been accused of anti-Semitic comments such as Nick Fuentes.
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