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YouTube has temporarily suspended ads on videos made by controversial vlogger Logan Paul, several days after he posted footage of himself tasering two dead rats.
In a tweet sent on Friday morning, YouTube's Twitter account for vloggers wrote: " In response to Logan Paul's recent pattern of behavior, we've temporarily suspended ads on his channels."
YouTube didn't give any further explanation, or point to any particularly offending footage.
It's possible the suspension is due to a recent video in which Paul finds two dead rats on his balcony and discusses with his friends how to get rid of them.The two animal corpses are shown on video before Paul pulls a Taser gun out of his pocket and fires at the two rats. "No rat comes into my house without getting tased," he then says.
The video was published on February 5, and was subsequently criticised by animal rights activist organisation PETA, which said it had asked YouTube to remove the video.
The video is still visible on Paul's channel, though YouTube has overlaid a warning graphic that the content is sensitive.
He faced a massive backlash in January after posting a video of himself with a dead body in Japan's "suicide forest." He was criticised for his insensitivity towards the suicide victim, and the topic of depression and suicide more generally.
The resulting outcry resulted in YouTube suspending a planned movie deal , and in his removal from YouTube's Preferred Ads programme, which prioritises top creators for advertising.
In response to Logan Paul's recent pattern of behavior, we've temporarily suspended ads on his channels.
- YouTube Creators (@YTCreators)
February 9, 2018
We are aware of the video and we've urged YouTube to take it down. Logan Paul's behavior is inexcusable.
- PETA (@peta)
February 8, 2018