Andrew Tate now banned from YouTube for breaching rules on hate speech

metro.co.uk:

joined the likes of Facebook and Instagram in banning Andrew Tate from its platform amid ‘multiple violations’ of its community guidelines.The Google-owned video platform said this week channels associated with Tate had been removed for breaching its terms of service, including its hate speech policy.This decision follows similar moves in the past week by Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.Former kickboxer Tate, who came to prominence after a stint on Big Brother in 2016 (he was removed from the programme after a video surfaced online which appeared to show him attacking a woman with a belt – a clip he claimed had been edited) has gained further notoriety online recently for comments he’s made about women.One such comment saw him suggest women ‘bear some responsibility’ if they are assaulted, which saw him banned from Twitter.

He also spoke about hitting and choking women, stopping them from going out, and destroying their belongings.Videos of and about Tate have gone viral in recent months on YouTube and TikTok in particular – where a hashtag of Tate’s name on has received more than 13 billion views – which has led to campaigners to call for further action to be taken to stop the spread of what it says is dangerous content.In a statement given to Bloomberg, a YouTube spokesperson said that channels associated with Tate had been removed because of ‘multiple violations’ of YouTube’s community guidelines and terms of service, including its hate speech policy.It said: ‘If a channel is terminated, the uploader is unable to use, own or create any other YouTube channels.’A spokesperson for Tate told the outlet: ‘There is a running contradiction in today’s society where men are encouraged to speak and be open/honest with how they.