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Paul has attempted to salvage his reputation by uploading a seven-minute
YouTube clip dedicated to suicide prevention, after worldwide
condemnation for a video showing the dead body of a man who had killed
himself.
The 22-year-old, who is understood to have made a fortune from his YouTube career, pledged a $1million donation to suicide prevention charities in the clip.
Despite more than 500,000 people signing a petition to delete Mr
Paul's YouTube, his account has remained online and his brother, Jake Paul who is also a YouTube star, recently claimed that he was certain he would make a comeback.
"I have been given an opportunity to make a difference in the world," Mr Paul says in the latest video which was published on Wednesday evening.
The 22-year-old, who is understood to have made a fortune from his YouTube career, pledged a $1million donation to suicide prevention charities in the clip.
Mr Paul was dropped from YouTube's Preferred programme
after he was blasted by high profile names and media outlets
for trivialising mental health, and the trauma inflicted upon families
who have lost loved ones through suicide.
"I have been given an opportunity to make a difference in the world," Mr Paul says in the latest video which was published on Wednesday evening.
It shows
Mr Paul meeting suicide survivors including Kevin Hines, who was 19 when
he jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Bob Forrest,
who works at Alo Recovery Centre.
In the clip Mr Forrest quizzes Mr Paul about his knowledge of suicide, reminding him that it is the second biggest killer in state in which he was born, Ohio, US.
In the clip Mr Forrest quizzes Mr Paul about his knowledge of suicide, reminding him that it is the second biggest killer in state in which he was born, Ohio, US.
He will
gift the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with the first $250,000 of
the $1m pledged, and the rest will be sent to various charities, Mr
Paul said in the clip.
The offending video initially remained online for 24 hours and was viewed by six million people until Mr Paul deleted it. YouTube admitted that no human moderators had reviewed the material, despite thousands of complaints.
The offending video initially remained online for 24 hours and was viewed by six million people until Mr Paul deleted it. YouTube admitted that no human moderators had reviewed the material, despite thousands of complaints.
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