Piper Rockelle – Pink previously said that Piper was being exploited by her parents, and called out Piper’s mother for taking b!kini photos of her.
YouTube have reportedly removed three thumbnails from 14-year-old Piper Rockelle’s YouTube videos for violating the platform’s child safety policy.
Last week, singer Pink called out Rockelle and her mother over images of the young teenager in a b*kini. In a tweet, Pink wrote: “How many kids like Piper Rockelle are being exploited by their parents? And at what point do the rest of us say, ‘this isn’t okay for a 13 yr old to be posing in a b*kini whilst her MOTHER takes the photo?!?!'”
Piper later clapped back, telling TMZ: “The first thing I want everyone to know is that my mom doesn’t make me do anything. Quite the opposite. I’m a kid who had a dream, and my mom is amazing enough to help me live it out.”
The comments have caused a stir on social media, leading many people to argue that Piper’s content is inappropriate for her age.
Now, Insider have reported that three of Piper Rockelle’s video thumbnails have been removed by YouTube.
After being asked by Insider if Piper’s thumbnails violated the platform’s policies, YouTube confirmed to the publication that they had removed three images from Piper’s account.
YouTube pulled the thumbnails on videos called, ‘My Boyfriend Reacts to Fashion Nova Swimsuit Haul **BODY SHAMING PRANK**,’ ‘MY BOYFRIEND WALKED IN ON ME,’ and ‘Wearing A Hot Outfit Then Leaving Him! **Cute Reaction**.’
The original thumbnail for the Fashion Nova video, which was screenshot in a tweet by Insider reporter Kat Tenbarge, included an image of Piper wearing a pink b*kini and covering herself with her arms.
YouTube’s Child Safety Policy cites that users are not allowed to post content if it s*xualises minors, involves harmful or dangerous acts involving minors, inflicts emotional distress on minors or exposes minors to mature themes, violence or obscenities.
One example that YouTube does not allow is videos “featuring minors involved in provocative, s*xual, or s*xually suggestive activities, challenges and dares”.
Shortly after Pink called the YouTuber and her mother out, Piper told Today that she doesn’t think that there is anything “wrong with [14-year-olds] being in a bikini”. She continued: “Why do we shame people for that? Pictures of teenagers in b*kinis having fun are not s*xual. They’re only s*xual if you view us that way.”
