This is a hypothetical scenario and seems weird to create a debate around. Do you have explicit examples of YouTube censoring content that seems unfair?
For YouTube, they are appeasing advertisers who do not want to align their brands with provocative content. However, back to your example, just a quick search on YouTube right now shows hundreds of gay movie star videos and clicking on the first few of them launch with ads.
YouTube also tries hard to make interesting content that keep you engaged. Maybe you're okay with hyper sexualized content, but if you're not, YouTube would have a hard time bringing you back after losing you. I guess the same could be said for a content creator who leaves the platform, but seems YouTube made the calculus they have more to gain keeping a wider audience than having a wider range of content.
Granted YouTube does still exist in the year 2022 so it had done its due diligence when it comes to representing and supporting LGBTQ+. But even 10 years ago there wasn't as much pressure to do so. Same sex marriage was only legalized last decade.
>Maybe you're okay with hyper sexualized content
I explicitly said that LGBTQ+ content could be demonetized _despite_ the fact it's not hyper sexual.
>but seems YouTube made the calculus they have more to gain keeping a wider audience than having a wider range of content.
>For YouTube, they are appeasing advertisers who do not want to align their brands with provocative content.
Neither of these are necessarily ethical goals (what if we're in Gilead and a woman showing her ankles is considered provocative). And I would argue that YouTube, by virtue of its near monopolistic power and pervasive reach, has some obligation to act ethically. And to be fair, they have got a little better at doing that specifically in regards to LGBTQ+ content over the past couple years, but we should remember that that wasn't the case and isn't necessarily the case.
For YouTube, they are appeasing advertisers who do not want to align their brands with provocative content. However, back to your example, just a quick search on YouTube right now shows hundreds of gay movie star videos and clicking on the first few of them launch with ads.
YouTube also tries hard to make interesting content that keep you engaged. Maybe you're okay with hyper sexualized content, but if you're not, YouTube would have a hard time bringing you back after losing you. I guess the same could be said for a content creator who leaves the platform, but seems YouTube made the calculus they have more to gain keeping a wider audience than having a wider range of content.