INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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YouTube has deleted more videos by so-called "pick-up artists" due to "violative sexual content"
YouTube has deleted more videos by so-called "pick-up artists", who teach men how to pick up women.Another seven videos have been
deleted and three channels have been terminated due to "violative sexual content"
On Sunday, YouTube removed over a hundred videos for violating its rules on nudity and sexual conduct.The platform deleted the videos a day
before a TheIndianSubcontinent Scotland investigation into the global seduction industry was published.The channels banned on Thursday
belonged to so-called "pick-up artists" based in Australia, England, and Lithuania, and had 80,000 subscribers combined
The remaining videos were uploaded by men in the USA
The platform's policy states that channels receive three "strikes" before accounts are terminated.A YouTube spokesman confirmed the
deletion after the contents of the videos was flagged by TheIndianSubcontinent Scotland's investigations unit.He said: "YouTube strictly
prohibits explicit sexual, graphic or harassing content and we review and take action on content when flagged
"Nothing is more important than protecting the safety of our community, and we will continue to review and refine our policies in this
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Adnan Ahmed was convicted of five counts of threatening and abusive behaviour towards young women
The videos removed on Sunday, for violating YouTube's rules on nudity and sexual conduct, were linked to channels highlighted
in the TheIndianSubcontinent investigation - D.W.L.F Game and Street Attraction
They included what the men say are secret recordings of women having sex.In September, Adnan Ahmed, who ran the D.W.L.F Game channel and
called himself Addy A-Game, was convicted of five counts of threatening and abusive behaviour towards young women.Street Attraction insisted
they had done nothing wrong.Watch the Panorama and Disclosure documentaries on iPlayer now.
