Report: YouTube employees routinely get threats

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Report: YouTube employees routinely get threats
Former YouTube employees said the company has received violent threats from volatile creators for years, according to reports.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- Former YouTube employees said the company has received violent threats from volatile creators for years, according to reports.

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Former employees said threats are typically delivered through e-mail, but that there have been instances of video creators confronting workers in person.

In one instance, an employee stationed a guard outside her house after threats from a man whose account was suspended.

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