YouTube says it is 'upset' over Logan Paul video

YouTube says Logan Paul's video of him finding the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan "violated its community guidelines".

It's released a statement responding to the vlogger's controversial video - a week after it was shared online.

On Twitter, YouTube said it was "upset by the video" that was shared and "suicide is not a joke".

It added that it was taking steps to ensure similar videos are "never circulated again".

The video showed Logan Paul and his friends apparently discovering a body in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji - known to be a frequent site of suicides.

It was uploaded to his YouTube channel and had millions of views before he took it down.

Logan Paul apologised saying he was "misguided".

"I have made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don't expect to be forgiven," he said in a video apology posted to Twitter.

YouTube faced criticism for not responding quickly enough to the video, something the site acknowledged in its statement.

YouTube said the video violated its guidelines and it was looking at "further consequences".

Some people welcomed the response from YouTube, but others felt it didn't go far enough.

YouTuber Lucy Wood told Newsbeat: "It's a positive thing that YouTube has finally commented, but it's taken such a long time for them to acknowledge the fact that Logan Paul's video should never been allowed to be shared on that platform.

"YouTube said it acted accordingly but the video was only removed 24 hours later, by Logan himself. YouTube did nothing."

Lucy says the video would have been checked by the site before it was uploaded.

"YouTube still approved that video to be uploaded and monetised and it was moved up to the trending page.

"YouTube has turned into nothing but a battle of who can shout the loudest and shocking clip bait rather than good creative content that used to do well."

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