Zerkaa hits back at YouTube for their recent ‘no-swear’ policy, reveals Sidemen getting demonetized

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Twitch streamer Josh "Zerkaa" took to his stream to give his take on YouTube's recent policy of demonetizing uploads that have a swear word within the opening few seconds of the video.

With the exception of a few words such as "hell," "damn," and "a*s," YouTube will take action against videos that include abusive words within their first 30 seconds.

YouTube is also reprimanding people for their old uploads that include censored words within the said time frame. Zerkaa, one of the members of the popular UK YouTube group Sidemen, revealed that one of their recent videos was demonetized after another member uttered the word "sh*t."

Zerkaa, who is a popular UK-based GTA V streamer, recently revealed how YouTube punished the Sidemen for simply including the word "sh*t" in the opening lines of the video.

Speaking about the actions taken against them, the 30-year-old said:

Continuing his rant, Zerkaa added:

Watch the video below (Timestamp: 00:09:05):

Sidemen are not the only channel to get hit with YouTube's stern policy. Fellow streamer Charlie "MoistCr1TiKaL" also revealed that some of his videos got demonetized due to the latest 'no-swear' policy:

Fans took to the comments section to give their take on the words of the YouTuber. Some users suggested having a tool that allows creators to bleep profane words and circumvent the issue.

Here are some of the relevant reactions:

The general reaction towards the new policy has been largely critical. It remains to be seen if YouTube will address the concerns of the community.

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