Title: YouTube Shut Down The Tween Channel SevenSuperGirls After Its Creator Was Convicted Of Child Abuse
Headings: YouTube Shut Down The Channel SevenSuperGirls After Its Creator Was Convicted Of Child Abuse
YouTube Shut Down The Channel SevenSuperGirls After Its Creator Was Convicted Of Child Abuse
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Content: By the end of the year, after a public outcry, YouTube began cracking down on potentially exploitative child videos it was hosting — though the problem persisted. Most recently, YouTube has been under fire for the "Momo Challenge," in which a distorted woman's face asking kids to harm themselves supposedly proliferated in videos on the platform. ( It turned out that there was no evidence the creepy meme was as widespread as reports suggested it was.) Last week, according to local news website ClickOrlando.com, Rylett entered into a plea agreement to avoid a public trial and a possible 15-year prison sentence if he were convicted of molestation. Matthew Ferry, Rylett’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In exchange for pleading guilty to child abuse, Rylett was sentenced to 90 days in Orange County Jail in Florida, minus the 29 days he had already served while awaiting trial. Advertisement
In September, after learning of Rylett's arrest, YouTube’s response was fairly tepid. The company said it had simply demonetized his channels — but it did not indicate that it had reached out to any of the teen girls and young women Rylett worked with. When BuzzFeed News reported on the story at the time, Rylett's YouTube channels had been left dormant, but they were still online. YouTube told BuzzFeed News that anyone can flag content on the platform, and some reports the company has received have in turn been reported to law enforcement.