Popular YouTuber Dream responded to a tweet by Hasan "HasanAbi", who shared an email he received from the platform saying his most recent video was demonetized.
Piker uploaded a video titled "Dear Conservatives: GAY PEOPLE EXIST" to his channel today. In the video, the political streamer called out recent anti-LGBT bills and talking points in conservative media. After the video was demonetized, he posted the news on Twitter. The Minecraft YouTuber replied with a sarcastic take on the situation.
HasanAbi took to Twitter after receiving an email from YouTube stating that his most recent video was demonetized after being manually reviewed. The video, titled "Dear Conservatives: GAY PEOPLE EXIST", was deemed by the platform to not be suitable for all advertisers. He expressed his disappointment with YouTube's decision, saying it was wrong for the website to take this stance on his video.
Dream, the immensely successful Minecraft YouTuber, responded to the tweet with a sarcastic jab. It can be inferred that he supports HasanAbi's video and is also criticizing the move to demonetize the video by YouTube. He poked fun at the idea of LGBT people not existing. He joked that they were a myth created by gay frogs in the water, in reference to a notorious rant by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Google, YouTube's parent company, has a history of supporting LGBT rights. However, the YouTube platform has a history of demonetizing videos that cover LGBT topics regardless of their context. With that in mind, it may be seen as unsurprising that HasanAbi's video was demonetized.
Given the size of his audience, it's not surprising that the YouTuber's reply to HasanAbi generated more responses than the original tweet. Many fans have poked fun at
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