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JonTron's Racist Tweets: Everything you need to know about the YouTube gaming scandal

Unless you watch a lot of gaming videos on YouTube, you probably haven't heard of JonTron, the boyish comedy vlogger who's ignited the internet with an extended display of public racism — but you will ...
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JonTron's "My Statement" apology tries to walk back racist comments — but it's not working

Jon "JonTron" Jafari, a popular YouTuber with over 3 million subscribers, recently posted a video in an attempt to walk back the rash of racist ideologies he's spouted in recent weeks. The saga ...
Game Rant

A Brief Breakdown of the JonTron Racism Controversy

Jon Jafari is one of the most popular gaming YouTubers, with the subscriber base for his JonTron channel sitting at just over 3 million subs. A darling of the YouTube video game scene since before ...
GamesIndustry

Playtonic removes controversial YouTuber JonTron from Yooka-Laylee

UK developer Playtonic has removed the controversial YouTuber JonTron from its upcoming title Yooka-Laylee. JonTron - real name Jon Jafari - has found himself in the news in recent weeks following a ...
Polygon

JonTron being cut from Yooka-Laylee after spouting racist views

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games has decided to cut a voice role from the game that had been contributed by controversial YouTuber JonTron, after he made a series of comments espousing racist, ...
Kotaku

Longtime Fans Of YouTuber JonTron Say They Can’t Watch Him Anymore

Over the past week, the fanbase for YouTuber Jon “JonTron” Jafari has been forced to reevaluate how they feel about their favorite YouTuber. On Monday, Jafari debated Steve Bonnell, a professional ...