However Kelly’s music will still be available on YouTube Music. Kelly videos that other users have uploaded are still available. Youtube Kelly
YouTube bans Kelly…
YouTube has taken down R. Kelly’s official channels after the singer was convicted of s#x trafficking.
The RKellyTV and RKellyVevo channels no longer exist and Kelly will not be allowed to create or own any other channel on the platform, YouTube told Reuters. YouTube made the move in line with its creator responsibility guidelines.
However, this isn’t a blanket ban. Kelly’s music will still be available on YouTube Music. Kelly videos that other users have uploaded will still be available. Engadget has asked YouTube for clarification on why that’s the case.
Two women started a campaign in 2017 to have Kelly’s music removed from streaming services and radio.
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His catalogue, however, is still available on other major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
Accusations have been made against him for decades. Prosecutors said Kelly used his fame to exploit women and underage girls and a federal jury found him guilty last month of s#x trafficking.
In September, R. Kelly was convicted of nine counts by a federal jury in New York, including racketeering, sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of a child. Deleting a channel for a person’s behaviour in the real world is unusual, but not unprecedented for YouTube, which strives to present itself as an open platform for a variety of creators and viewpoints.
The video site introduced a policy in 2018 to penalize creators for behavior off the platform. Creators have faced punishment if they do anything that could “cause malicious harm to others” or participate in abuse or violence.
Kelly’s sentencing hearing will take place in May. The mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years in prison, though he faces up to life behind bars.
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