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YouTube HQ shooter was angry over video demonetisation, father claims

YouTube HQ shooter was angry over video demonetisation, father claims

The father of the woman behind last night’s shooting at YouTube’s HQin San Bruno has claimed that his daughter may have been motivated by the demonetisation of her videos.

Police have named the shooter as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, who died of a self-inflicted wound at the scene. Four others were injured, one of whom remains in a critical condition.

The Guardian reports that her farther, Ismail Aghdam, has said that his daughter “was furious with YouTube because it had stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform”.

She was a vegan activist and her anger toward YouTube is clear to see on her website.

Ismail Aghdam added that he reported his daughter missing on Monday after being unable to contact her for two days. She was eventually traced the following day after police found her sleeping in a car. He claims to have warned police that she might be targeting YouTube ahead of the attack.

Police have not commented on that particular claim, but have said there is no evidence to suggest that the victims of the incident were specifically targeted.

Warning signs

A statement on Nasim Najafi Aghdam’s website reads: “BE AWARE! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal short term profits & do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science & everything, putting public mental & physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism & sexual degeneration in the name of freedom,..... & turning people into programmed robots!

"There is no free speech in real world & you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered & merely relegated, so that people can hardly see their videos! There is no equal growth opportunity on YOUTUBE or any other video sharing site, your channel will grow if they want to!!!!!”

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