YouTube confirmed to Insider that it had indefinitely suspended monetization on all three of Dawson's YouTube channels, including his main channel "Shane," his archive channel "Shane Dawson TV," and "Shane Glossin." Tubefilter first reported the news.
Insider's Kat Tenbarge reported that the decision to suspend monetization on Dawson's channels isn't without precedent. The platform previously took similar actions against Logan Paul, suspending monetization on his channel for several weeks after he became mired in controversy in early 2018 for his "suicide forest" vlog.
Tenbarge reported that YouTube said it reviews allegations of community guidelines as it becomes aware of them, even in cases of older content. Furthermore, the platform said that it may intervene in cases where a creator's conduct broadly and negatively impacts the YouTube community. The platform said it decided to suspend monetization of Dawson's channels due to his conduct both on the platform and off it.