Either play favorites or are racist YouTuber CoryxKenshin levels explosive accusations against the Google-owned platform × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Esports & Gaming News Either play favorites or are racist YouTuber CoryxKenshin levels explosive accusations against the Google-owned platform By Richik "anarkiddie" Bhattacharya Modified 25 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share CoryxKenshin calls out YouTube for alleged racism in dealing out restrictions (Image via CoryxKenshin/YouTube) Popular YouTuber Cory DeVante "CoryxKenshin" Williams has accused the Google-owned streaming platform of racism and/or favoritism after one of his walkthroughs was age-restricted. In a video, the 29-year-old highlighted that despite playing the same game as major YouTubers like JackSepticEye and Markiplier, the platform only placed the clause on his content. The 14-minute video, titled YouTube: Racism and Favoritism, is rapidly gaining traction on social media. It chronicles how CoryxKenshin has dealt with similar issues on the streaming platform for years. At the start of the video, the content creator explained that he is serious about his allegations. He wants people to know that he came to this conclusion after research and experience: "The allegations I am levying towards YouTube are extremely serious and I'm taking this video extremely seriously. YouTube, you guys either play favorites, you are racist, or it's a mix of the two. These are the three options YouTube, which one is it? Here's my proof..." Why is my channel so much more heavily scrutinized than my peers CoryxKenshin details his experience of targeted scrutiny and discrimination CoryxKenshin is a highly successful YouTuber who currently has over 14 million subscribers on the platform. He has been uploading videos since 2009, when he was 16 years old. He is now one of the top African-American content creators on YouTube. His recent accusations stem from the way YouTube age-restricted his recent Mortuary Assistant playthrough. The game was released this month to much fanfare. Horror game content creators have clearly taken a liking to the game, considering how all major gaming channels are full of Mortuary Assistant videos. The Markiplier incident As stated by CoryxKenshin in the video, none of the other content creators' videos were age-restricted when he was served the strike. Age-restricting a video severely impacts its reach via the YouTube algorithm. When CoryxKenshin appealed the ban, the reviewer rejected the appeal: "No one else's was age restricted. So, I appealed the restriction. 'Hey guys, I'm not sure why mine got age restricted, could you look into this?' Appeal rejected. They doubled down. The policy team said, 'No Cory, your video is restricted for good reason. We're not going to tell you why but it's restricted that's our final decision." CoryxKenshin then reluctantly reached out to his YouTube representative and sent him Markiplier's video of the same content, which had no restrictions. Miraculously, this made the policy team lift the restrictions. However, as noted by CoryxKenshin, this proved that the Google-owned platform was not being fair. Consequently, he wrote to his representative and asked them to clarify whether the situation occurred due to favoritism or racism. His main query was: "Why did it take Markilplier's clip to reverse the decision?" Markiplier's video after YouTube re-age restricted it (Image via Markiplier/YouTube) A couple of days later, YouTube age-restricted both CoryxKenshin and Markiplier's videos. According to Cory, this happened because he had caught the platform "pants down" in the act of discriminating against a person of color: "They saw that I saw that there was some unfair stuff going on. So then they tried to appease me by the age restricting the video. I say, 'Wait why are you doing that because I sent Markiplier's clip and then they say oh okay well let's just age restrict them both." Establishing a pattern According to CoryxKenshin, YouTube also issues some sort of strike or ban on him every time he gets a lot of attention from the community, thereby hurting his channel's growth: "Nothing ever happens until I come back and I start uploading again and I'm getting my numbers. They're climbing they're exploding. I'm number one trending and then they're like, 'Hey we need to stop him, we need to like, this Black man, he's getting too many views.'" However, the YouTuber did concede that he cannot 100% prove a racist motive for the pattern of scrutiny that seemed to be disproportionately affecting him: "As one of the biggest Black creators on the platform, I want you to hear it from mouth. That there is some shady business going on behind the scenes at YouTube." Fan reactions Many fans and social media personalities have opinions on the issue. Well-wishers mostly agreed with the content creator as they voiced their takes on the internet: Comments under the video commending Cory for speaking out (Image via CoryxKenshin/YouTube) Miss Tiss@MissTiss5Coryxkenshin posts a video about racism and favoritism on youtube and they take it down in MINUTES! They got some explaining to do.19633Coryxkenshin posts a video about racism and favoritism on youtube and they take it down in MINUTES! They got some explaining to do. https://t.co/lrgFp8pbS3 katt.⁷@Katts_Artcoryxkenshin decidied to finally be the voice that called youtube out on their racism and favoritism and they shut him up within the hour. it's not looking good for them...32348coryxkenshin decidied to finally be the voice that called youtube out on their racism and favoritism and they shut him up within the hour. it's not looking good for them... https://t.co/sf6EWfNicE /@WoootalkShoutout to @CoryxKenshin for standing up for what he believes in. Sucks that you are such a genuine person but @YouTube @YouTubeCreators consistently show that they are racist because their reasoning makes no sense. It’s 2022 and racism is still so prominent.7915Shoutout to @CoryxKenshin for standing up for what he believes in. Sucks that you are such a genuine person but @YouTube @YouTubeCreators consistently show that they are racist because their reasoning makes no sense. It’s 2022 and racism is still so prominent. jamison@qoutesZS#coryxkenshin we have to get @CoryxKenshin trending on twitter. What YouTube did is completely unfair, racism, favoritism. I hope that YouTube can just open their eyes and see what they’re doing to one of the biggest creator on their app. God bless you @CoryxKenshin18950#coryxkenshin we have to get @CoryxKenshin trending on twitter. What YouTube did is completely unfair, racism, favoritism. I hope that YouTube can just open their eyes and see what they’re doing to one of the biggest creator on their app. God bless you @CoryxKenshin iz :)@iisabelluhhh@YouTube everyone please watch cory's video titled "Youtube: Racism and Favoritism"472@YouTube everyone please watch cory's video titled "Youtube: Racism and Favoritism" Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyYouTuber and gamer CoryxKenshin has alleged YouTube of being either racist or playing favorites on their platform242294YouTuber and gamer CoryxKenshin has alleged YouTube of being either racist or playing favorites on their platform https://t.co/IN05TSIYvB mama emeritus (she/they)@r3luctationi know that cory just uploaded a video talking about how he didn’t want his fan base to become a mob, but unfortunately youtube only responds when its consumers go against it en mass. stand with #coryxkenshin and other black creators against the racism they’ve known for too long.104i know that cory just uploaded a video talking about how he didn’t want his fan base to become a mob, but unfortunately youtube only responds when its consumers go against it en mass. stand with #coryxkenshin and other black creators against the racism they’ve known for too long. TreeOhhThree@OhhTree@YouTube YouTube…what’s up with you age restricting CoryxKenshin? We actually need an explanation about this one. This double standards…is crazy m.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHcnP…1108@YouTube YouTube…what’s up with you age restricting CoryxKenshin? We actually need an explanation about this one. This double standards…is crazy m.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHcnP… CoryxKenshin is a highly respected YouTuber, and the support he is receiving on social media may prompt a response from the platform sooner rather than later. However, as pointed out by many, the act of removing the restriction and then re-applying it does make the situation worse for YouTube. Read about your favorite creators only on TikTok Wiki & Youtube Wiki Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeCricket NewsScheduleIND vs SAAUS vs WIENG vs PAKLegends LeagueECC T10County ChampionshipBukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022Japan Cricket LeagueWI-W vs NZ-WECT10T20 World Cup FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Extreme Rules 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarChina OpenTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी