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I've noticed that other YouTubers, for example the Game Grumps, have stated that they cannot mention "Covid" in their videos for fear of being demonetized or taken down. To get around it, they refer to the situation as the "Backstreet Boys Reunion Tour" instead.

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I mostly see it referred to as "the current situation (around the world)".

Yeah, in this case it was just something like mentioning that people stuck indoors in some cases were playing chess (online) for the first time in years.

YouTube is pretty famous for having poorly implemented moderation. My favorite instance is when they banned CGP Grey for impersonating himself.

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