Suzy Lu

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).

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).

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