Popular YouTube vlogger Logan Paul criticized for posting video showing alleged suicide...

[Polycount]

Popular vlogger and YouTube personality Logan Paul is facing backlash from fans, critics and average Internet users as a result of a video he uploaded recently. In the clip, Paul and several of his friends allegedly found a corpse while exploring Japan's Aokigahara forest, otherwise known as the "Suicide Forest" due to the high rate of suicides and attempted suicides that take place there.

The video, which has since been removed, depicted Paul and his companions stumbling upon what appeared to be the body of a suicide victim hanging from a tree. Social media users have criticized the group for allegedly laughing and making jokes about the tragedy.

Image this: Logan Paul trying to frame up a dangling corpse in the background of a photograph for his thumbnail. Just a little to the left....

— Ethan Klein (@h3h3productions) January 2, 2018

Paul claims this wasn't the case, however, tweeting that he sometimes forgets how large his reach is on YouTube. He further admitted that, for the first time, he "handled [his] power incorrectly."

Though Paul did not monetize the video and says he only intended to "raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention," many other popular YouTubers have come forward to accuse the star of attempting to capitalize on the tragedy for the sake of exposure.

Paul's full written apology can be seen in the following tweet:

Dear Internet, pic.twitter.com/42OCDBhiWg

— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 2, 2018

In a statement to Polygon, YouTube also made it clear that they do not support such content:

"Our hearts go out to the family of the person featured in the video. YouTube prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or disrespectful manner. If a video is graphic, it can only remain on the site when supported by appropriate educational or documentary information and in some cases it will be age-gated. We partner with safety groups such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to provide educational resources that are incorporated in our YouTube Safety Center."

Emergency services arrived on the scene later in the video to investigate the situation.

Though Logan Paul's video was particularly disturbing to many, this is far from the first time a popular YouTube personality has been criticized for making jokes in poor taste. In 2017, YouTuber PewDiePie faced widespread backlash for making "anti-Semitic" jokes in one of his videos.

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[captaincranky]

@Cal Jeffrey The more stories like this I read, the less optimistic I become for the future of mankind.

Instead of trying to build a life for themselves in the real world, people seem content to live vicariously in the shadow of clowns like this, or even worse, Kim Kardashian.

Stories like this: https://www.techspot.com/community/...de-the-milky-way-before-being-rescued.243518/ cast a light just on how precipitously close "cyber space" is being used and confused for physical existence.

 

[EClyde]

The future of mankind is just fine. There are plenty of dolts today as there was 100, 200 or pick your amount of years ago. I criticize this guy and those that criticize him

 

[cliffordcooley]

I criticize this guy and those that criticize him

Would that not be called "low self-esteem"? Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[captaincranky]

Would that not be called "low self-esteem"? Sorry couldn't resist.

No, I think he would have to criticize himself too. And dear lord, we know that's not happening..

 

[cliffordcooley]

No, I think he would have to criticize himself too.

When you criticize a man and everyone who criticizes that man, you would be criticizing yourself.

 

[captaincranky]

When you criticize a man and everyone who criticizes that man, you would be criticizing yourself.

No, I think he was criticizing me...

Or not until the person that wrote that statement criticized "that man". If that didn't happen, then he can't be criticizing himself.

You know, this actually sounds like a ancient riddle about how some guy made love to his own mother while she was pregnant with him. No wait, that wasn't a riddle, that was Lazarus Long

 

[Polycount]

@Cal Jeffrey The more stories like this I read, the less optimistic I become for the future of mankind.

Instead of trying to build a life for themselves in the real world, people seem content to live vicariously in the shadow of clowns like this, or even worse, Kim Kardashian.

Stories like this: https://www.techspot.com/community/...de-the-milky-way-before-being-rescued.243518/ cast a light just on how precipitously close "cyber space" is being used and confused for physical existence.

Oh, your comment on that article... My sides...

 

[Cal Jeffrey]

@Cal Jeffrey The more stories like this I read, the less optimistic I become for the future of mankind.

Instead of trying to build a life for themselves in the real world, people seem content to live vicariously in the shadow of clowns like this, or even worse, Kim Kardashian.

Stories like this: https://www.techspot.com/community/...de-the-milky-way-before-being-rescued.243518/ cast a light just on how precipitously close "cyber space" is being used and confused for physical existence.

I know what you mean. I don't know if you read Commander Persera's forum post, but it's clear that at least while she is playing or talking to others who play the game, she IS Commander Persera and she really DOES fly in space.

There is a part in her post where she elaborately explains to those who watched the live stream why her ship was tumbling. She claims that "a surge went through the cockpit controls." I've played the game. This does not happen, but it does make her story sound more like a reasonable thing that might happen.

So when rest of the system powered down, a surge went through the cockpit controls. I didn’t notice at the time because they went dark just as you’d expect during an emergency cutoff, and also because I had more pressing matters occupying my attention.

Of course, this is common anymore. There is even a whole community of GTA Online players that role-play. It's a bit weird to watch them play because they have these weird conversations, but the conversations are only weird because there are what their character would say rather than what they would say. I find it a bit strange, but I can understand the fun in it.

 

[Polycount]

Of course, this is common anymore. There is even a whole community of GTA Online players that role-play. It's a bit weird to watch them play because they have these weird conversations, but the conversations are only weird because there are what their character would say rather than what they would say. I find it a bit strange, but I can understand the fun in it.

Coming from somebody who spends 4 hours every weekend sitting around a virtual table to talk in funny voices and shoot non-existent fireballs with my friends (D&D), I can certainly understand the appeal.

Of course, some games lend themselves more to this sort of thing than others. Elite: Dangerous in particular offers a lot of potential for roleplay and its users take it very, VERY seriously.

 

[mojorisin23]

WHO???