The Influencer Lilly Gaddis has claimed that her YouTube channel has been demonetized for being “too pro-White.”
Gaddis, who has a following of over 240,000 on X and over 60,000 on Instagram, describes herself as a “Free speech enthusiast🇺🇸” in her Instagram bio. She has regularly used racial slurs and worn Black face.
Newsweek reached out to Google, YouTube’s parent company, via email and Gaddis via social media, for comment.
Why It Matters
Gaddis’s name hit the headlines in June 2024 after she used a racial slur in a cooking video shared on TikTok, where it amassed millions of views before her account was suspended.
Gaddis ultimately lost her job over the video, but despite the fallout, refused to apologize, and said in a social media video afterward, “All the backlash made me

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