Suzy Lu
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About
Suzy Lu is a YouTuber known for making videos in which she reacts to various video games and anime. In April 2020, she was criticized for making frivolous copyright claims against other YouTubers.
History
On August 8th, 2013, Lu uploaded her first video to her channel, in which she plays the video game Resident Evil 3 (shown below). Within seven years, the video gained more than 55,000 views.
For the next several years, Lu continued to upload videos in which she plays various video games, the most popular of which was a Final Fantasy X gameplay video uploaded on November 1st, 2017 (shown below, left). In 2019, Lu began uploaded videos in which she reacts to various anime episodes, the most popular being a reaction to an episode of Naruto (shown below, right).
Controversies
False Copyright Infringement Claim Accusations
On March 29th, 2019, YouTuber Nicholas DeOrio uploaded a video titled "The Ballad of Suzy Lu," in which he claimed Lu issued false DMCA copyright strikes against other YouTubers (shown below).
On April 3rd, 2020, YouTuber John Swan uploaded a video titled "Suzy Lu: The Most Problematic YouTuber You've Never Heard Of," accusing Lu of making frivolous copyright claims against other YouTubers while uploading copyright infringing content herself. The video was subsequently removed. On April 6th, YouTuber Optimus posted a video titled "Suzy Lu Responds And Exposes Herself" (shown below, left). On April 9th, John Swan uploaded an edited version of the "Suzy Lu: The Most Problematic YouTuber You've Never Heard Of" video (shown below, right).
That day, John Swan tweeted that the video had been removed from his channel. In response, the official @TeamYouTube account replied that his video "was flagged by many users before being removed" (shown below).
(½) We apply our policies consistently, regardless of who flags content. Your video was flagged by many users before being removed – the team reviewed your appeal and confirmed that the video did violate our harassment policies. More on those policies here https://t.co/1qPSmdu9FV
— TeamYouTube at 🏠 (@TeamYouTube) April 10, 2020
That day, YouTuber Nicholas DeOrio uploaded a video titled "Suzy Lu is the Worst Kind of YouTuber" (shown below). On April 10th, the internet news site ReclaimTheNet[1] published an article about the controversy titled "YouTube engulfed in censorship struggle as YouTuber Suzy Lu continues to flag videos she's 'unhappy with'." On April 14th, YouTuber TheQuartering uploaded a video about Lu titled "Suzy Lu Strikes Again! Please Leave Us Alone! (Interview Request)," in which he accuses Lu or her fans of flagging his content (shown below, right).
![Los Angeles Times Subscribe The company also noted that some creators applauded the tougher requirements, albeit ones with larger subscriber bases. Ejecting the bad actors, they say, improves the environment for good actors. "This is actually great news. It means those who create channels to either steal or upload trending content for a quick buck no longer can as they wont have the [subscribers] or watch time behind them," tweeted video gaming vlogger Suzy Lu, referring to the persistent problem of smaller channels uploading videos from widely viewed YouTubers to steal their traffic.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/855/190/d82.jpg "Found in an article online. The IRONY of this coming from someone who can't get views without stealing someone else's content.")
![Proof of Suzy Lu GME's harassment .and this is just a small sample! Body shaming on Twitter Suzy Lu @SuzyLuGME · 3h If you put as much effort into losing weight as you do talking trash online then you might actually be pretty fatagamrr! #AttentionWhore! ... Suzy Lu @SuzyLuGME · 27m She's considering her options. So there's, the gym, liposuction, eating less. So many options. :P Oh, hey--the kind of actual bullying many women kill themselves over, if they don't die from an eating disorder. Totally on the same level as idiots making stupid jokes about a clearly normal-sized forehead. * 1 On Youtube, in text and making a video making fun of when I had an allergic reaction so bad I couldn't breathe Suzy Lu 1 month ago +Kootenaiking Her boobs are just all fat, nothing attractive there. Reply. Handless Millionaire 2 Handless Millionaire 2 AAND MILLIONAIRE 103 views 1 month ago what I do when im not eating I found out I was allergic to health food so im going back.. to big mac !!!! SEASONB Suzy Lu @SuzyLuGME As a female streamer who aver- ages at 1k viewers fully covered I personally think the booby 4) 0:08 / 0:43 O GC streamers are an embarrassment And gathering her friends to bully my channel by disliking all of my videos to female girls and they set a terrible example. Suzy Lu y Hillary [Pokket] Nicole @Pokket 2d "(Lady streamers posting nudes) discredits actual hardworking girl streamers" of course i know who was trolling you No it doesn't. O Jul 24 Show this thread i know all the subs who disliked you 7:49 AM - 03 May 19 - Twitter for Android I'm not going to rat on my friends 143 Retweets 2,381 Likes its in the past Jul 24 Funny because I had ANY idea who did what they did to your channel I would have moved hell and high water to get you that information Because f------ with someone's channel is something you don't do Jul 24 This is just plain f----- up. Literally a targeted harassment i agree with you 100% back then however, i would have felt differently campaign against someone (including admittedly recruiting her followers) for saying "Hey--either edit more, or stop posting stolen content". Jul 24](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/855/186/016.png "Suzy being a bullying, body shaming piece of crap that enlists her friends in attacking other channels")
Top Comments
MrBoom420
Apr 14, 2020 at 05:20PM EDT
MentalFloss
Apr 21, 2020 at 08:29PM EDT