The YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips suspended its production and hired an outside researcher to investigate the matter.
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The popular YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips (LTT) has suspended its production. Accusations of sexual harassment, theft and unethical activity have been made against the channel. Told about it Verge.
LTT is By Linus Sebastian YouTube channel operated by Linus Media Group. The channel has more than 15.5 million subscribers and the videos have a total of billions of views.
Former employee of the company Madison Reeve told X-message service that while working at Linus Media Group, he encountered sexual harassment and that the atmosphere in the work community was toxic.
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– My work was called dog shit and I was called incompetent, Reeve says.
In addition, he says that he encountered groping and a lot of inappropriate sexual-tinged comments while working for the company.
– We are shocked by these accusations. Our HR team is investigating these allegations and we will issue a statement later, CEO of Linus Media Group Terren Tong commented on the incident to The Verge.
However, Reeves’ experiences are not the reason for the suspension of operations.
The official reason for the suspension is the accusations of unethical activity and theft made by the Gamers Nexus channel.
– We have seen a worrying number of problems in LTT’s business community, the flow of money and their bias, Gamer Nexus host Steve Burke stated.
Gamers Nexus claims that LTT falsely evaluated the CPU Cooler and auctioned that part later without the manufacturer’s permission. The incident angered the Followers.
– I agree with the community, and our production is suspended for the time being, Linus Media Group’s CFO Yvonne Ho states.
The company says it has hired a private investigator to investigate the matter.