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Not only does YouTube allow content like this to be monetised, they are often also actively promoting it. Alt-right videos regularly pop up in YouTube recommendations, even for users who never watch any political content.
All that matters is engagement, and apparently that kind of content is very effective in keeping people watching. Regardless of the broader consequences.
Yep I get recommended Anti-trans videos in completely unrelated searches. Like this absolutely vile Blair white one comes up whenever I search for ASMR now. Even though it shows naked trans people and I've reported it dozens of times.
Don't know if they're alt-right or what, but I've been seeing this on both YT and a little bit on DeviantArt. It's all conserva-toon (or whenever they are, I ain't looking them up because I don't care).
On DeviantArt, it's my fault because some of the posts I've favorited and people I follow have done some slightly political things sometimes.